Hélène (1936)

• 70%
• 1936
• Drama
• Romantik
• Madeleine Renaud
• Jean-Louis Barrault
• Constant Rémy

Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier ' (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine. Unable to withstand his father ' s remonstrations -, Stein-kills-himself, prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicati her life to the cause of healing others. Wilfur avoids the usual soap-opera-goo-by offering realistic performance and glaubwürdiger dialog (the English-language subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G. Weinberg).