Twisted Mistress (French: La fausse maîtresse) is a 1942 French comedy film directed by André Cayatte and starring Danielle Darrieux and Lise Delamare.[1] It is inspired by the 1841 novel La Fausse Maîtresse by Honoré de Balzac. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place around Perpignan in Languedoc-Roussillon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew.[2] It was released on VHS in France by TF1 Vidéo on 1 January 1998.[3] It tells the story of a circus owner's daughter, who plays on a rope, sings two songs, and falls in love with a local rugby player.

Twisted Mistress
Directed byAndré Cayatte
Written byAndré Cayatte
Michel Duran
Based onLa Fausse Maîtresse by Honoré de Balzac
Produced byAlfred Greven
StarringDanielle Darrieux
Lise Delamare
CinematographyRobert Lefebvre
Music byMaurice Yvain
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Distributed byL'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne
Release date
  • 14 August 1942 (1942-08-14) (Paris)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

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References

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  1. ^ Burch & Sellier p.117
  2. ^ Leteux p.111
  3. ^ "La fausse maîtresse [VHS]". Retrieved 2009-11-12.

Bibliography

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  • Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press, 2013.
  • Leteux, Christine. Continental Films: French Cinema under German Control. University of Wisconsin Press, 2022.
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