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Mood:
- HumorousStylized
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Plot:
- Master and ServantLovers on the RunPoliticsCouple RelationsFall in LoveLove TriangleTrue LoveUnfulfilled Love more...
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Genres:
- DramaPeriodRomanceForeignComedy
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Time/Period:
- 1900s19th Century50sWorld War 1
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Place:
- FranceParis
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Praise:
- Controversial
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealistic
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Elena et les hommes, 1956
French
Italy, France
Profile of Elena et les hommes
Elena et les hommes can be described as humorous and stylized. The plot revolves around lovers on the run, masters and servants, and true love. The main genres are drama, foreign, and romance. In approach, Elena et les hommes is realistic. It is located in Paris. It takes place in the 1900s, during World War 1, and in the 1950s. Elena et les hommes has received attention for being controversial.
Summary of Elena et les hommes
Returning again to the theme of the wisdom of compromise, Renoir mixes politics with romance in a film that stars Ingrid Bergman as Elena, an impoverished Polish princess living in Paris in the 1880s. Through a wealthy admirer, she meets the famed General Rollan (Jean Marais), now Minister of War, and falls in love with him. Yet another down-at-heels aristocrat, Henri de Chevincourt (Mel Ferrer), has taken an interest in the charming princess. At the end, only one will remain.
Details
| Language: | French |
| Country: | Italy, France |
| Release date: | 29 March 1957 |
| Runtime: | 95 min |
Cast and Crew
as Elena Sokorowska
as Général François Rollan
as Le comte Henri de Chevincourt
as Hector
