L'Envers du paradis

1953movie⏱️ 1h 36m

Drama

⭐ 6.4

IMDB Rating

59 votes

Gabriel ,a so called artist ,spends his holidays in Segnac.He meets Violaine ,the innkeepers' daughter ,a terminally-ill girl in love with Blaise who is about to break up with his mistress,Michèle, who is not prepared to accept it.An old eccentric ,O Hara, offers his house to Violaine so that they can make love .But from the very first rendezvous,Michèle is here and a quarrel breaks out.Blaise kills her .As she 's got nothing to lose, Violaine admits to having done the murder.

Director

Edmond T. Gréville

Writers

Edmond T. Gréville

Stars

Erich von Stroheim, Denise Vernac, Jacques Sernas, Jacques Castelot

Language

French

Country

France

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🎭 Top Cast

Erich von Stroheim

as William O'Hara

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Denise Vernac

as Claudine de Vervins

Etchika Choureau

as Violaine Roumégoux

Jacques Sernas

as Blaise d'Orliac

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Jacques Castelot

as Gabriel Dautrand

Dina Sassoli

as Pepita

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Pamela Wilde

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Dany Caron

as Louisette

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Jean Combal

Héléna Manson

as Mme Roumégoux

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DramaFrench

📖 Synopsis

Gabriel ,a so called artist ,spends his holidays in Segnac.He meets Violaine ,the innkeepers' daughter ,a terminally-ill girl in love with Blaise who is about to break up with his mistress,Michèle, who is not prepared to accept it.An old eccentric ,O Hara, offers his house to Violaine so that they can make love .But from the very first rendezvous,Michèle is here and a quarrel breaks out.Blaise kills her .As she 's got nothing to lose, Violaine admits to having done the murder.