The Beautiful Adventure

The Beautiful Adventure

92 mins | Dec. 20, 1942

On the very day of his wedding, Valentin Le Barroyer sees the one he was to marry fly away. Hélène has always loved her cousin André, to the great displeasure of her aunt who had combined the failed marriage. The two lovers take refuge in the Dordogne at the home of Hélène's grandmother who believes them to be really husband and wife. Valentin finds the young couple too late, he only has to console himself with a friend of Hélène's.

The Beautiful Adventure

92 mins | Dec. 20, 1942

The Beautiful Adventure
On the very day of his wedding, Valentin Le Barroyer sees the one he was to marry fly away. Hélène has always loved her cousin André, to the great displeasure of her aunt who had combined the failed marriage. The two lovers take refuge in the Dordogne at the home of Hélène's grandmother who believes them to be really husband and wife. Valentin finds the young couple too late, he only has to console himself with a friend of Hélène's.
Producers
Original title La Belle Aventure
Directors Marc Allégret
Writers

Cast

Claude Dauphin

as Valentin Le Barroyer

Micheline Presle

as Françoise Pimbrache

Louis Jourdan

as André d'Éguzon

Gisèle Pascal

as Hélène de Trévillac

Suzanne Dehelly

as Madame d'Éguzon

André Brunot

as The Count of Éguzon

Berthe Bovy

as Madame de Trévillac

Jean Aquistapace

as The uncle

Pauline Carton

as Jeantine

Géo Dorlis

as Fouque

Danièle Delorme

as Monique

Lucien Brûlé

as The priest

Charlotte Clasis

as The aunt

Allain Dhurtal

as Doctor Pimbrache

Charles Lavialle

as The mayor

Max Révol

as Didier

Robert Sidonac

as The postal worker