Release Date

17 Oct, 1936

Runtime

01:49: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine. Unable to withstand his father's remonstrations, Pierre kills himself, prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicate her life to the cause of healing others. Wilfur avoids the usual soap-opera goo by offering realistic performances and credible dialogue (the English-language subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G. Weinberg).

Original Title

Hélène

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Actors

Madeleine Renaud

Jean-Louis Barrault

Constant Rémy

Héléna Manson

Odette Joyeux

Robert Le Vigan

Georges Bever

Jeanne Helbling

Blanche Peyrens

Greta Buelens

Marguerite Daulboys

René Dary

Maurice Baquet

Paul Escoffier

Armand Lurville

牧嗣人

Roger Toziny

Juozas Miltinis

Gaby André

Gilberte Géniat

Pierre-Louis

Crew

Lucien Carré

Marcel Lattès

Robert Teisseire

Jean Benoît-Lévy

Marie Epstein

Vicki Baum

Jean Benoît-Lévy

Léonce-Henri Burel

Philippe Agostini