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The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne
Directed by
Robert Bresson
Not Rated
1945
84m
Drama
,
Romance
7.1
100%
79%
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A society lady engineers a marriage between her lover and a cabaret dancer who is essentially a prostitute.
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Cast of The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne
Paul Bernard
Jean
María Casares
Hélène
Élina Labourdette
Agnès
Lucienne Bogaert
Mme. D
Jean Marchat
Jacques
Yvette Etiévant
La bonne
Marcel Rouzé
Bernard Lajarrige
Lucy Lancy
Nicole Regnault
Emma Lyonel
Marguerite de Morlaye
Blanchette Brunoy
Gilles Quéant
Robert Bresson
Director / Writer
Denis Diderot
Writer
Jean Cocteau
Writer
Raoul Ploquin
Producer
The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne Ratings & Reviews
Jefferson Bittencourt
March 17, 2025
A masterpiece of cinema. I need to see this once more and more,.... Beautifully blocking and cinematography.
East Bay Express
Kelly Vance
Sometimes all it takes to plunge us head over heels into a melodrama is a face, in this instance the face of actress Mara Casares.
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
The blend of flame and frost in Maria Casares' gaze is where Bresson and Cocteau really meet and meld
TV Guide
The performances by both Casares and Labourdette were strikingly captivating and were enough in themselves to carry the film.
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
It is slow, solemn, rigidly conventional and as stilted as a silent film, but it shows Bresson's early ability to catch sober and smoldering moods with his camera.
Filmcritic.com
Jake Euker
The fact of Bresson's as yet undeveloped style, coupled with Cocteau's fearless lyricism, produces a one-of-a-kind film. It's irreproducible, a jewel.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Bresson's treatment of the material has the marks of his later style, but it's also more overtly stylized than anything else he did later.
Apollo Guide
Dan Jardine
Elina Labourdette is wonderful as Agns, conveying her character's ethical strength with real beauty within and without.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
Les Dames has moments of subtle power that suggest the direction Bresson's filmmaking aesthetic would eventually take; in fact, it was the last film he made in the traditional style before striking out completely on his own.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Praised by such filmmakers as Jean-Luc Godard and Michelangelo Antonioni, the film is rarely screened.
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Matt Bailey
It is not, by any means, the best film made during the Occupation, but it is a key work in Bresson's oeuvre and one that is surprisingly absorbing even today.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
... a brilliant romantic melodrama...
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
Like much (if not all) of Bresson's best work, it can't be assimilated to realist criteria, but it's unforgettable for its fire-and-ice evocations of tragedy in an unlikely setting.
Reno Gazette-Journal
Mark Robison
Its dialogue still stings, and its heartbreak still rings true.
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