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Les Parents Terribles

1948, Movie, NR, 105 mins

Les Parents Terribles: Review

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Cocteau's brilliant domestic drama which many, including Cocteau himself, consider to be his greatest achievement. Based on his stage play (performed ten years earlier with much the same cast) it casts de Bray as the dangerously possessive mother who is wed to Andre, a weak and defeated man. De Bray opposes the marriage of her young son Marais to the beautiful Day. It turns out that Day is the mistress of Andre, who happens to be the object of Marais's aunt's (Dorziat's) des... read more leave a comment

Les Parents Terribles: Cast & Details

Year: 1948
Rated NR
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Cast
 Jean Marais: Michel
Yvonne de Bray: Yvonne-Sophie
Gabrielle Dorziat: Aunt Leo
Marcel Andre: Georges
Josette Day: Madeleine
Jean Cocteau: Narrator

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