Released:
1936-10-17

Overview:
Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine. Unable to withstand his father's remonstrations, Pierre kills himself, prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicate her life to the cause of healing others. Wilfur avoids the usual soap-opera goo by offering realistic performances and credible dialogue (the English-language subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G. Weinberg).

Director:
Jean Benoît-Lévy

Runtime:
1h 49min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Madeleine Renaud
  as
  Hélène Wilfur
• 
  Jean-Louis Barrault
  as
  Pierre Régnier
• 
  Constant Rémy
  as
  Professor Amboise
• 
  Héléna Manson
  as
  Valérie
• 
  Odette Joyeux
  as
  Françoise