The Proud and the Beautiful
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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HD
Drama, Romance
1953
103 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Proud and the Beautiful
- Duration : 103 min
- Languages : French, Spanish
- Writers : Jean-Paul Sartre (story), Yves Allègret (adaptation), Jean Aurenche (scenario and dialogue), Jean Clouzot (dialogue)
- Directors : Yves Allègret, Rafael E. Portas min
- Imdb : 7.3 (437 votes)
- Tomatoes : 2 (8 votes)
- Actors : Michèle Morgan, Gèrard Philipe, Carlos Lèpez Moctezuma, Michèle Cordoue
Movie Storyline
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.