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The Virtuous Scoundrel

1953 film

The Virtuous Scoundrel (French: La Vie d'un honnête homme), is a 1953 French comedy drama film directed and written by Sacha Guitry and starring Michel Simon, Marguerite Pierry and Laurence Badie.[1] It was shot at Photosonor Studios in Paris and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.

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Synopsis

Two twin brothers have lived apart for many years. Albert has become a financial success and lives a very rigid life with his family while Alain is a free spirit enjoying a series of adventures travelling the world. After meeting Alain dies from a heart attack and on a spur of the moment Albert changes clothes with him and begins to enjoy his newfound freedom. However his wife, believing herself now to be a widow, attempts to marry who she thinks is Alain as he has inherited all of his brother's wealth.

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References

  1. [1]
    Crisp p.263

Bibliography

  • Crisp, Colin. French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958. Indiana University Press, 2015.


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