Rue de l'Estrapade
| 1953 Drama |  |
Credits Director:
Jacques
Becker
Script: Annette Wademant Photo: Marcel Grignon Music: Georges Van Parys and Marguerite Monnot Cast: Anne Vernon (Françoise), Louis Jourdan (Henri), Daniel Gélin (Robert), Micheline Dax (Denise) Runtime: 85 min, B&W Aka: Françoise Steps Out Summary 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…
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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