Co-written with an aspiring young actress for whom the director had just left his wife, this offbeat comedy deals with a young couple whose marriage is broken apart when he – a talented concert pianist yet to be discovered – is persuaded to perform at a party filled with her pretentious friends and rich relations. An intimate, droll film which is surprisingly dark at times.
Édouard et Caroline (1951)
Becker’s offbeat comedy about a failing marriage is surprisingly dark at times.
- 1951 France
- Directed by
- Jacques Becker
- Featuring
- Daniel Gélin, Anne Vernon, Jacques François
- Running time
- 99 minutes
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