Hélène is a 1936 French drama film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and starring Madeleine Renaud, Jean-Louis Barrault and Constant Rémy.Andrews p.355 It is based on the 1928 novel Helene Willfüer, Student of Chemistry by Vicki Baum, which had previously been adapted into a 1930 German film of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.
Synopsis Hélène Wilfur is a gifted medical student under the teaching of Professor Amboise. She attracts the attention of fellow student Pierre, but ultimately dedicates herself to her research with Amboise.
Cast Madeleine Renaud as Hélène Wilfur Jean-Louis Barrault as Pierre Régnier Constant Rémy as Le professeur Amboise Héléna Manson as Valérie Odette Joyeux as Françoise Robert Le Vigan as Le docteur Régnier Georges Bever as Le garçon de laboratoire Jeanne Helbling as Yvonne Amboise Blanche Peyrens as La doctoresse Greta Buelens as Totoche Marguerite Daulboys as La veuve René Dary as Marcel Maurice Baquet as Durant Tout Court Paul Escoffier as Le juge Armand Lurville as Le doyen Tsugundo Maki as L'étudiant japonais Roger Toziny as Le libraire Juozas Miltinis as Le Russe Gaby André Gilberte Géniat Pierre-Louis Pierre Sarda
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Bibliography Andrews, Dudley. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press, 1995.
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