Rue de l'estrapade
1953 Comedy / Drama   

 

Review
Whilst not in the same league as some of Jacques Becker’s better films (most notably Casque d’or, which was made immediately before this one), Rue de l’estrapade is a pleasing example of mid-1950s French melodrama.   Becker had the good sense not to dress the film up as anything other than a straightforward romantic drama, and most of its charm is in the performances of the three leading chic young actors, Anne Vernon, Louis Joudan and Daniel Gélin.

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  Director: Jacques Becker
Starring: Daniel Gélin, Louis Jourdan, Anne Vernon, Jean Servais, Micheline Dax

Synopsis
Françoise and Henri appear to be a perfectly happy married couple living in Paris.  When she discovers that her husband, a test car driver, has been having an affair with another woman, Françoise immediately packs her bags and moves into a house in the Rue de L’Estrapade, in the Latin Quarter.  Here, she falls under the spell of a young musician...

Credits
  • Director: Jacques Becker
  • Script: Jacques Becker, Annette Wademant
  • Photo: Marcel Grignon
  • Music: Marguerite Monnot, Georges Van Parys
  • Cast: Daniel Gélin (Robert), Louis Jourdan (Henri Laurent), Anne Vernon (Françoise Laurent), Jean Servais (Jacques Christian), Micheline Dax (Denise)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Runtime: 97 min; B&W
  • Aka: Françoise Steps Out
    


 


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