Le Miroir à deux faces
| Le Miroir a deux faces | |
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| Directed by | André Cayatte |
| Produced by |
Henry Deutschmeister Alain Poiré Robert Sussfeld (executive producer) |
| Written by |
André Cayatte Gérard Oury dialogue: Jean Meckert Denis Perret |
| Starring |
Michèle Morgan Bourvil Ivan Desny |
| Music by | Louiguy |
| Cinematography | Christian Matras |
| Edited by | Paul Cayatte |
Production company |
CEI Incom Franco London Films Paris Union Films Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG) |
| Distributed by | Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country |
France Italy |
| Language | French |
Le Miroir a deux faces (English title: The Mirror Has Two Faces) is a 1958 French drama film directed by André Cayatte who co-wrote screenplay with Gérard Oury, Jean Meckert and Denis Perret. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Bourvil and Ivan Desny.
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) adapted by Richard LaGravenese, starring Barbra Streisand, is based on Le Miroir à Deux Faces.
Cast
- Michèle Morgan - Marie-Jose
- Bourvil - Tardivet
- Ivan Desny - Gerard
- Elizabeth Manet - Veronique
- Gérard Oury - Dr. Bosc
- Sandra Milo - Ariane
- Georgette Anys - Mme. Benoit
- Julien Carette - M. Benoit
- Georges Chamarat - M. Vauzanges
- Jane Marken - Mme. Vauzanges
- Sylvie - Mme. Tardivet
Synopsis
Pierre Tardivet, a professor, marries Marie-José Vauzange, a sensitive and intelligent girl with bad looks. Tardivet's mean spirit soon appears in their marital life, plunging Marie-José in a monotonous life. Two children are born out this marriage. Tardivet suffers a car accident and he is tended by Dr. Bosc, a famous plastic surgeon. Bosc operates on Marie-José and her transformation is total. Tardivet's meannes exacerbates as he becomes embittered and hateful towards the new looks of his wife whom he does not consider his anymore. He kills Dr. Bosc at the time when Marie-José and her sister's husband, Gérard Durieu, want to elope and restart their lives. Aware of her duties, she renounces her happiness to tend to her husband and children.
External links
- Le Miroir a deux faces at Films de France
- Le Miroir a deux faces at Alice Cineme
- Le Miroir à deux faces at the Internet Movie Database
- Le Miroir à deux faces at AllMovie