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The Only Thing Gayer Than April in Paris is Bergman in Paris! - Elena and Her Men
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Title: Elena and Her Men

Release Date: 12 Sep 1956

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance

Director: Electra Compagnia Cinematografica, Franco London Films, Les Films Gibé

Production Companies: Electra Compagnia Cinematografica, Franco London Films, Les Films Gibé

Overview: Set amid the military maneuvers and Quatorze Juillet carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s delirious romantic comedy Elena and her Men stars a radiant Ingrid Bergman as a beautiful, but impoverished, Polish princess who drives men of all stations to fits of desperate love. When Elena elicits the fascination of a famous general, she finds herself at the center of romantic machinations and political scheming, with the hearts of several men—as well as the future of France—in her hands.

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Average Vote: 5.9 (42 votes)

Cast

  • Général François Rollan: Jean Marais
  • Elena Sokorowska: Ingrid Bergman
  • Le comte Henri de Chevincourt: Mel Ferrer
  • Hector: Jean Richard
  • Miarka, la gitane: Juliette Gréco
  • Martin-Michaud: Pierre Bertin
  • Rosa la Rose: Dora Doll
  • Gaudin: Frédéric Duvallès
  • Fleury: Renaud Mary
  • Duchêne: Jacques Morel
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