Beauties of the Night (1952 film)

For the 2016 Mexican film, see Beauties of the Night (2016 film).

Beauties of the Night (French: Les Belles de nuit) is a 1952 French-Italian fantasy comedy film directed and written by René Clair who co-produced with Angelo Rizzoli. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Martine Carol, Gina Lollobrigida and Magali Vendeuil.^[2] It was nominated the Venice Film Festival for Golden Lion (René Clair). It was shot at Boulogne Studios in Paris.

Beauties of the Nights
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Directed by	René Clair
Written by	René Clair Adaptation: Pierre Barillet Jean-Pierre Gredy
Produced by	René Clair Angelo Rizzoli
Starring	Gérard Philipe Martine Carol Gina Lollobrigida Magali Vendeuil
Cinematography	Armand Thirard
Edited by	Louisette Hautecoeur Denise Natot
Music by	Georges Van Parys
Production companies	Franco London Films Rizzoli Film
Distributed by	Gaumont Distribution (France)
Release dates	14 November 1952 (1952-11-14) (France) April 1954 (1954-04) (USA)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French
Box office	3,499,199 admissions (France)[1]

Plot

Impoverished piano teacher and composer Claude (Gérard Philipe) fantasizes about seducing beautiful rich women. One night a promising dream turns into a nightmare in which he's chased by the violent husbands and brothers of his lovers. He gets up and tries to stay awake for fear of feeling haunted again. Then he meets his neighbour Suzanne (Magali Vendeuil) who resembles a woman from his dream.

Cast

• Gérard Philipe as Claude
• Martine Carol as Edmee
• Gina Lollobrigida as Leila / Cashier
• Magali Vendeuil as Suzanne
• Marilyn Buferd as Madame Bonacieux / Postal clerk
• Raymond Bussières as Roger the mechanic
• Raymond Cordy as Suzanne's father Gaston / Marquis
• Bernard La Jarrige as Léon, le gendarme / Leon the gendarme
• Albert Michel as Le facteur / Postman
• Palau as The Old Gentleman
• Jean Parédès as Paul the pharmacist
• Paolo Stoppa as Opera director