Underplayed Gems

Destitute Mary (1945)

Destitute Mary poster
Original title
Marie la Misère
Directed by
Jacques de Baroncelli
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman repeatedly leaves partners who achieve success for new ones who are struggling. Each time she moves on once a man gains wealth or status, only to return to an earlier lover when he is poor again.

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What happens

Marie la Misère est un film français réalisé par Jacques de Baroncelli et sorti en 1945. Marie est toujours attirée par la misère. Elle quitte un financier, Pierre, s'attache à un musicien méconnu, Philippe. Celui-ci, grâce à Pierre, atteint la réussite, elle l'abandonne, pour se mettre avec Georges, un jeune ingénieur ami de Philippe. Mais Pierre rend riche ce dernier, alors elle le quitte pour Édouard, un simple garçon d'ascenseur que Pierre fait nommer inspecteur. Elle revient alors à Philippe quand il est de nouveau sans argent et qu'elle peut lui servir d'égérieGeorges Sadoul, De la misère à l'indigence, in Les Lettres françaises du samedi 20 octobre 1945, . (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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