1 Movie Directed by Rafael E. Portas

The Proud and the Beautiful

The Proud and the Beautiful

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1953-11-25

Languages:

French, Spanish

Countries:

France, Mexico

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (437 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Jean-Paul Sartre (story)

Yves Allègret (adaptation)

Jean Aurenche (scenario and dialogue)

Jean Clouzot (dialogue)

Fullplot:

The first to die in an epidemic of meningitis in Vera Cruz is a French tourist. His wife Nellie, detached and indifferent, feels little grief and realizes that her coldness is her own doom. Over the next two days, she is attracted to George, a local drunk who does odd jobs for brothels and dances grotesquely for tourists in exchange for drinks. George has his own dark secret, a tragedy he caused that leaves him with a death wish. In assisting the local doctor to cope with the epidemic, these two emotional cripples enable each other to rediscover reasons to live and to love.

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