Edward and Caroline | |
Director: | Jacques Becker |
Producer: | Raymond Borderie |
Starring: | Daniel Gélin Anne Vernon Elina Labourdette |
Music: | Jean-Jacques Grünenwald |
Cinematography: | Robert Lefebvre |
Editing: | Marguerite Renoir |
Studio: | Union Générale Cinématographique |
Distributor: | L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique |
Runtime: | 88 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
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.
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.