Three Women (1952)
Comedy
The short stories of Guy de Maupassant enjoyed a renaissance in the early 1950s, thanks in great part to the Max Ophuls production Le Plaisir. In Trois Femmes, three De Maupassant stories are dramatized, each conveying the central theme of women falling in love. In the first, a black female carnival entertainer causes an uproar when she falls in love with a white soldier. In the second, a young bride is pressured into having a baby to collect a huge inheritance. And in the final episode, a pregnant girl is "adopted" and protected by a small circle of friends. In standard De Maupassant fashion, each of the three stories in Trois Femmes is capped by a surprise twist.
Cast
The Englishwoman
Monsieur Lesable (segment "Zora")
A hussar
An office boy
Antoine Boitelle (segment "Zora")
Julie
Mouche (segment "Mouche")
Albert (segment "Mouche")
Father Savon
Aunt Charlotte
The usherette
Horace (segment "Mouche")
Monsieur Cachelin (segment "Coralie")
Bouffard
An office boy
Mother Boitelle ("Zora" segment)
Prudence
The innkeeper
Zora (segment "Zora")
Raoul (segment "Mouche")
Monsieur Maze (segment "Coralie")
"P'tit bleu" (segment "Mouche")
The notary
The maid
Monsieur Torcheboeuf (segment "Coralie")
Julien (segment "Mouche")
Marcello
An employee
Coralie Cachelin (segment "Héritage, L'")
Paméla
Father Boitelle ("Zora" segment)
The cousin
An employee
Boisse
Crew
Director
Writer
Writer
Producer
Producer
Editor
Production Design
Costume Design
Story
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer