Three Women

The story

The short stories of Guy de Maupassant enjoyed a renaissance in the early 1950s, thanks in great part to the Max Ophuls production Le Plaisir. In Trois Femmes, three De Maupassant stories are dramatized, each conveying the central theme of women falling in love. In the first, a black female carnival entertainer causes an uproar when she falls in love with a white soldier. In the second, a young bride is pressured into having a baby to collect a huge inheritance. And in the final episode, a pregnant girl is "adopted" and protected by a small circle of friends. In standard De Maupassant fashion, each of the three stories in Trois Femmes is capped by a surprise twist.

Cast & crew

Marcelle ArnoldThe Englishwoman (segment "Mouche")

Michel BouquetMonsieur Lesable (segment "Zora")

Betty DaussmondAunt Charlotte (segment "Coralie")

Moune de RivelZora (segment "Zora")

Agnès Delahaie

Agnès DelahaieCoralie Cachelin (segment "Héritage, L'")

Luc AndrieuxAn employee (segment "Coralie")

Madeleine Barbulée(segment "Coralie")

Claude Castaing

Claude CastaingCast

Georges ChamaratBoissel (segment "Mouche")

Henri CoutetCast

Cécile Damien

Cécile DamienCast

Gérard DarrieuA hussar (segment "Mouche")