🎬 Drama

The Strange Madame X

⭐ 5.0/10 1951 1h 25m Dir. Jean Grémillon

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Irène is the unhappy wife of a wealthy publisher, Jacques Voisin-Larive, who cares about her no more than a beautiful piece of furniture. Her meeting with Étienne, a young cabinetmaker with whom she falls in love, turns her dismal existence upside down. Not wanting to reveal her condition to her lover, she pretends to be a modest maid, employed by the Voisin-Larive. At the end of a weekend spent with her lover, Irène discovers that she is pregnant. The fragile balance of their existence is suddenly broken. Taking the initiative, she reveals her affair to Jacques and tells him about her desire to divorce. But her husband has no intention of giving her back her freedom...

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5.0/10 9 votes

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Year
1951
Runtime
1h 25m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 5.0/10
Votes
9
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
FR

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Jean Grémillon 👤 Michèle Morgan 👤 Henri Vidal 👤 Arlette Thomas
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The Strange Madame X has a runtime of 1h 25m (1 hour and 25 minutes).
The Strange Madame X was directed by Jean Grémillon and released in 1951.
The Strange Madame X is a Drama film (1951).
The cast of The Strange Madame X includes Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal, Arlette Thomas, Louise Conte, Robert Vattier.
The Strange Madame X has a TMDB rating of 5.0/10 based on 9 votes.

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