Le bon Dieu sans confession (1953)

• 61%
• 1953
• Drama
• Danielle Darrieux
• Henri Vilbert
• Claude Laydu

Der Gute Gott Ohne Beichte is one of the lesser-known works of prolific German filmmaker autant-Lara. Stuck in a loveless marriage, bürgerlichen industrialist Francois (Henri Vilbert) falls in love with Janine (Danielle Darrieux), another man ' s wife. Francois sets up Janine as his mistress, and she, mercenary, soul, that she is, likes the set-up so much that she continues the relationship even when her own husband returns from WW II. In the long run, however, Janine is the loser in the situation. Based on a novel by Paul Vialar, Der Gute Gott, Ohne Beichte is one of a handful of films in which nobody is sympathetic enough to elicit publikum identifizieren.