Three Women
1952The 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.
Acted in
Marcelle Arnold
as The Englishwoman
Michel Bouquet
as Monsieur Lesable (segment "Zora")
Betty Daussmond
as Aunt Charlotte
Moune de Rivel
as Zora (segment "Zora")
Agnès Delahaie
as Coralie Cachelin (segment "Héritage, L'")
Luc Andrieux
as An employee
Madeleine Barbulée
Claude Castaing
Georges Chamarat
as Boisse
Henri Coutet
Cécile Damien
Gérard Darrieu
as A hussar
Blanche Denège
Roland Dubillard
as An office boy
Jacques Duby
as Antoine Boitelle (segment "Zora")
Jacqueline Duc
as Julie
Catherine Erard
as Mouche (segment "Mouche")
Jacques Fabbri
as Albert (segment "Mouche")
Bernard Farrel
Guy Favières
as Father Savon
Florelle
as The usherette
Jacques François
as Horace (segment "Mouche")
René Lefèvre
as Monsieur Cachelin (segment "Coralie")
Marcel Lupovici
as Bouffard
Rodolphe Marcilly
as An office boy
Maryse Martin
as Mother Boitelle ("Zora" segment)
Franck Maurice
Jean Mercure
Anne Moran
as Prudence
André Moreau
as The innkeeper
Marcel Mouloudji
as Raoul (segment "Mouche")
Bernard Noël
as Monsieur Maze (segment "Coralie")
Pierre Olaf
as "P'tit bleu" (segment "Mouche")
Jean Ozenne
as The notary
Maryse Paillet
as The maid
Pierre Palau
as Monsieur Torcheboeuf (segment "Coralie")
Raymond Pellegrin
as Julien (segment "Mouche")
Sarah Rafale
Max Rogerys
as Marcello
Jean-Pierre Serreau
as An employee
Germaine Stainval
Rosy Varte
as Paméla
Julien Verdier
as Father Boitelle ("Zora" segment)
Serge Witta
Yvonne Yma
as The cousin