Underplayed Gems

The Beautiful Image (1951)

The Beautiful Image poster
Original title
La Belle Image
Directed by
Claude Heymann
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This 1951 French drama follows a man as he becomes involved with two different women. It draws from a novel about love and personal change.

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What happens

The Beautiful Image (French: La belle image) is a 1951 French drama film directed by Claude Heymann and starring Frank Villard, Françoise Christophe and Pierre Larquey. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert. It was based on the 1941 novel of the same title by Marcel Aymé. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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