The Terrible Parents
Les parents terribles
1948, Film, 105 min, Drama, French, France, MoviePedia score 66
Young Michel is in love with the attractive Madeleine, so he decides to tell his parents of his intention to marry her. He thinks his announcement is innocent enough; his engagement, however, threatens to reveal dark secrets lurking within his family's home. Yvonne, Michel's overbearing mother, concocts an elaborate scheme to drive Madeleine away, thus keeping uncomfortable household truths from being exposed.
Directed by Jean Cocteau
Cast
- Jean Marais as Michel
- Josette Day as Madeleine
- Yvonne de Bray as Yvonne dite 'Sophie'
- Marcel André as Georges
- Gabrielle Dorziat as Tante Léo
- Jean Cocteau as Narrator
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