The Mirror with two faces
the mirror with two faces is a French film carried out by André Cayatte in 1958, adapted to the American cinema with " Lessons of seduction ".
Summary
Thanks to an advertisement, Pierre Tardivet, small needy professor, marries Marie-Jose Vauzange, young girl intelligent and sensitive to the ungrateful physique. Well quickly the meanness of Tardivet appears and Marie-Jose is solved with a monotonous life. Two children are born. Ten years pass. Victim of a road accident, Tardivet is looked after by Doctor Bosc, celebrates esthetic surgeon. Bosc operates Marie-Jose. The transformation is total. In front of this very beautiful woman that he does not regard any more as his, bitter and heinous Tardivet, keep silent Doctor Bosc from the moment when Marie-Jose wanted to remake her life with Gerard Durieu, the husband of his Veronique sister. Conscious of its duties, it gives up its happiness to devote itself to her children and their father.
Data sheet
- Realization: Andre Cayatte
- Scenario, Adaptation: Andre Cayatte, Gerard Oury
- Dialog: Denis Perret, Jean Meckert
- Assistant realizer: Serge Vallin
- Images: Christian Matras
- Operator: Gilbert Chain, assisted of Ernest Torturer
- Music: Louiguy (Editions Hydrangea)
- the Symphonie n° 5 of Beethoven, directed by Wilhelm Furtwängler is carried out by the Philharmonic orchestra of Vienna on mark " The voice of sound maître" , exclusiveness " Pathé Marconi"
- Decorations: Jacques Dovecote, assisted of Forest Jean
- Costumes: Different Tanine
- Dresses of: Paulette Coquatrix
- Hats of: Jean Barthet
- Assembly: Paul Cayatte, assisted of Nicole Dovecote
- Lasted: 96mn
- Sound: Pierre Bertrand
- Make-up: Yvonne Fortuna
- special Effects of make-up: Charles E. Parker
- Hairstyles: Simone Knapp
- Photographer of plate: Jean-Louis Castelli
- Script girl: Simone Chavaudra
- Manager: Hubert Mérial
- Interior designer: Albert Volper
- Poster artist: Clement Hurel
- Film 35mm, black and white - Its system Optiphone
- Pulling Laboratory G.T.C Directing Joinville
- of production: Robert Sussfeld
- Turning from January 23rd to March 29th, 1958 in the studios of Boulogne, to the airport from Paris and Venice (Italy)
- Production: Paris Union Films, Free London Films, Gaumont (Paris) C.E.I Incom S.P.A (Rome) - Franco-Italian
- Chief of production: Henry Dutchmeister
- Associate producer: Alain Poiré
- Distribution: Gaumont
- Kind: Drama
- First presentation the October 15th 1958
- Visa of exploitation: 20299
Distribution
- Michele Morgan: Marie-Jose Vauzange
- Andre Bourvil: Pierre Tardivet
- Ivan Desny: Gerard Durieu
- Gerard Oury: Doctor Bosc
- Louise Sylvie: Mrs. Tardivet mother
- Elisabeth Manet: Veronique Vauzange
- Jane Marken: Mrs. Vauzange
- Georges Chamarat: Georges Vauzange
- Julien Carette: Albert Benoît
- Sandra Milo: ARIANE
- Georgette Anys: Marguerite Benoit
- Pierre Brice: Jacques
- Renee Frontier runner: customer of Bosc
- Bruno Balp: teacher
- Charles Bouillaud: teacher
- Catherine Candida: model with the naked centres
- Hubert de Lapparent: employee with the classifieds
- Jacques Mancier: police chief
- Marine Jacques: teacher
- Marcel Fathers: owner of the coffee
- Andre Philip: teacher
- Robert Rollis: stewart
- Corrado Guarducci : Master of hotel in Venice
- Dawn Pasture.
- Adrien Cayla-Legrand : A guest with the birthday of Veronique
- Yves Barsacq: caretaker of the school
- Rene Hell: caretaker of the school
- LISA Jouvet: airline hostess
- Andre Oumansky: dancer birthday of Veronique
- Jean-François Poron: dancer birthday of Veronique
- Alexandra
- Anne Auger
- Dany Saval
- Claire Guibert: voice of Sandra Milo
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