Beauties of the Night (1952)

Les belles de nuit (original title)

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1h 27min
Comedy, Fantasy
Apr 1954 (USA)
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A young composer has vivid dreams of the past that reflect, yet conflict with his waking life.

Director:

René Clair

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Stars:

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination.
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	Gérard Philipe	...	Claude - un jeune compositeur rêveur
	Martine Carol	...	Edmée 1900 / Edmée de Villebois
	Gina Lollobrigida	...	La caissière du Grand Café / Leïla 1830
	Magali Vendeuil	...	Suzanne - la fille du garagiste / Suzanne 1789
	Marilyn Buferd	...	La postière / Madame Bonacieux (as Marylin Bufferd)
	Raymond Bussières	...	Roger - le garagiste / le tambour
	Raymond Cordy	...	Gaston / Le marquis
	Bernard Lajarrige	...	Léon - le gendarme
	Albert Michel	...	Le facteur / Un révolutionnaire
	Palau	...	Le vieux monsieur qui critique toutes les époques
	Jean Parédès	...	Paul - le pharmacien
	Paolo Stoppa	...	Le directeur de l'Opéra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Le Choeur Marguerite Mercier	...	Les choristes
	Monique Aïssata	...	La servante de Leïla (uncredited)
	Robert Balpo	...	Le directeur du collège (uncredited)
	Madeleine Barbulée	...	La femme au bureau de poste / Woman in post office (uncredited)
	Jacques Beauvais	...	Petit rôle (uncredited)
	Georges Bever	...	Le garçon de café (uncredited)
	Jackie Blanchot	...	Un sbire algérien / Porthos - un mousquetaire (uncredited)
	Mathilde Casadesus	...	La gouvernante de Suzanne 1789 / Suzanne's governess (1793) (uncredited)
	Christian Chantal	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Marcel Charvey	...	Un témoin du duel (uncredited)
	René-Jean Chauffard	...	M. de Villebois - le mari d'Edmée (uncredited)
	Max Dalban	...	L'oriental qui amène des ciseaux (uncredited)
	André Dalibert	...	Le général (uncredited)
	Monique Darval	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Jean Daurand	...	Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)
	Joé Davray	...	Un frère de Leïla (uncredited)
	Gil Delamare	...	D'Artagnan - le chef des mousquetaires (uncredited)
	Paul Demange	...	Le petit monsieur qui veut reprendre le piano (uncredited)
	Bernard Dhéran	...	L'aviateur - Le fiancé de la caissière (uncredited)
	Paul Faivre	...	L'huissier à l'Opéra (uncredited)
	Bernard Farrel	...	Sans-culotte (uncredited)
	Pierre Fleta	...	Singer (uncredited)
	René Fluet	...	Le deuxième déménageur du piano (uncredited)
	Édouard Francomme	...	Un voisin / Un laquais / Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)
	Guy Henry	...	Un homme préhistorique (uncredited)
	Jores	...	(uncredited)
	Léon Larive	...	Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)
	Marcelle Legendre	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Palmyre Levasseur	...	La dame au parapluie (uncredited)
	Julien Maffre	...	An agent (uncredited)
	Alain Malloire	...	Un fils d'Edmée (uncredited)
	Michel Malloire	...	Un fils d'Edmée (uncredited)
	Yannick Malloire	...	Catherine de Villebois - la fille d'Edmée (uncredited)
	Dominique Marcas	...	(uncredited)
	Henri Marchand	...	L'abbé en 1789 (uncredited)
	Franck Maurice	...	Un révolutionnaire (uncredited)
	Marcel Meral	...	Petit rôle (uncredited)
	Jean Morel	...	(uncredited)
	Bernard Musson	...	Un témoin du duel (uncredited)
	François Nadal	...	Petit rôle (uncredited)
	Henri Niel	...	Le président du tribunal (uncredited)
	Jean Ozenne	...	L'administrateur (uncredited)
	Georges Paulais	...	Le compositeur refoulé (uncredited)
	Jimmy Perrys	...	Un consommateur jouant du chapeau (uncredited)
	Jane Pierson	...	La dame au guichet de la poste (uncredited)
	Piot	...	(uncredited)
	François Richard	...	(uncredited)
	Philippe Richard	...	Un homme (uncredited)
	Marcel Rouzé	...	Un homme (uncredited)
	Eugène Stuber	...	Le premier déménageur du piano (uncredited)
	Sylvain	...	Un homme au guichet de la poste (uncredited)
	Chantal Tirède	...	Singer (uncredited)
	Roger Vincent	...	(uncredited)

Directed by

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René Clair

Written by

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René Clair	...	(scenario)

René Clair	...	(adaptation) and
Pierre Barillet	...	(adaptation) and
Jean-Pierre Grédy	...	(adaptation)

René Clair	...	(dialogue)

Gian Luigi Rondi	...	(credited in Italian version only)

Produced by

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René Clair	...	producer
Angelo Rizzoli	...	producer

Music by

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Georges Van Parys

Cinematography by

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Armand Thirard

Editing by

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Louisette Hautecoeur
Denise Natot

Production Design by

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Léon Barsacq

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(as Leon Barsacq)

Costume Design by

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Rosine Delamare
Georgette Fillon	...	(uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Marcel Bordenave	...	makeup artist
Jules Chanteau	...	hair stylist
René Daudin	...	hair stylist

Production Management

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Léon Carré	...	production manager
Romano Dandi	...	assistant production manager: Italian version
André Hoss	...	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michel Boisrond	...	associate director
Serge Vallin	...	second assistant director

Art Department

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René Albouze	...	assistant designer
André Bakst	...	assistant production designer
Jacques Chalvet	...	assistant designer

Sound Department

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Antoine Petitjean

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sound engineer / sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Gilbert Chain	...	assistant camera
Jean Dicop	...	assistant camera
Robert Florent	...	assistant to director of photography (as R. Florent)
Robert Juillard	...	cinematographer: second unit
Louis Née	...	assistant camera / second cinematographer (uncredited)
Henri Thibault	...	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marie Grintzeff

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assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Francine Corteggiani

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script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Claire Guibert

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voice dubbing: Gina Lollobrigida (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Dear Film (1952) (Italy) (theatrical)
Gaumont (1952) (France) (theatrical) (35 and 16 mm)
International Film Distributors (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Iris Film (1953) (Austria) (theatrical)
Suomi-Filmi (1953) (Finland) (theatrical)
Wivefilm (1953) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Lopert Films (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Prisma-Filmverleih (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Internacional (1954) (Argentina) (theatrical)
1ère chaîne ORTF (1973) (France) (tv)
Antenne 2 (A2) (1976) (France) (tv)
Rai 2 (1986) (Italy) (tv)
René Chateau Video (1990) (France) (VHS)
France 2 (FR2) (1994) (France) (tv)
Filmjuwelen (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
Rare Films and More (2018) (United States) (DVD) (English sub-titles)
Les Acacias (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
Towa. (1953) (Japan) (theatrical)
Mondadori Video (Italy) (video)
NHK-BS2 (1991) (Japan) (tv)
Pioneer LDC (2000) (Japan) (DVD)

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Other Companies

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Western Electric (recording system)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Young Claude, teacher by day, is a struggling composer by night. Alas, everyone around him seems to prefer noise to music. But in his dreams,he lives in other eras where he is appreciated, lionized, and the conqueror of delicious women (idealized forms of women he's seen in waking life). The dreams are suitably dreamlike, yet have a kind of reality, for he revisits them after waking. The conflict between waking and dream worlds leads to amusing, strange, even fantastic situations. Which world will prevail? Written by Rod Crawford Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	female-nudity female-rear-nudity young past dream See All (14) »
Taglines	A Bon Bon From the Master of Comedy See more »
Genres	Comedy Fantasy Music Romance
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Certification	Argentina:13 Finland:S Finland:K-3 (new rating: 2001) France:Tous publics Hungary:16 Italy:T Japan:G Norway:16 Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Approved West Germany:12 (nf)

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Also Known As	Le belle della notte (Italy) Night Beauties (World-wide, English title) Beauties of the Night (United States) Mujeres soñadas (Spain) Las bellas de noche (Spain) See more »
Runtime	87 min
Country	France Italy
Language	French
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Studios de Boulogne-Billancourt/SFP - 2 Rue de Silly, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France See more »

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Trivia	Final film of Jane Pierson. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Film présenté: Les belles de nuit (1956). See more »
Soundtracks	Les Belles de Nuit See more »

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