Edward and Caroline

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Edward and Caroline
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Directed by Jacques Becker
Written byJacques Becker
Annette Wademant
Produced by Raymond Borderie
Starring Daniel Gélin
Anne Vernon
Elina Labourdette
Cinematography Robert Lefebvre
Edited by Marguerite Renoir
Music by Jean-Jacques Grünenwald
Production
company
Distributed byL'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique
Release date
  • 6 April 1951 (1951-04-06)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Edward and Caroline (French : Édouard et Caroline) is a 1951 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Daniel Gélin, Anne Vernon and Elina Labourdette. [1] It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. [2] It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.

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Plot

Édouard and Caroline are preparing for a family evening during which Édouard will be expected to play the piano. Lacking a dinner jacket Édouard goes to borrow one from his wife's cousin. In the meantime, Caroline attempts to re-model her dress to bring it more up-to-date. Her husband is not pleased and the evening consists of rows, fights and threats of divorce. It is the early morning before life returns to normal.

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References

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