The Red Room

The story

Hélène Noris, a young Belgian woman from a bourgeois family, is haunted by a past affair with Tamara — now married to her father. Torn between desire and resentment toward Tamara’s conformist life, Hélène feels alienated in the provincial world she inhabits. To boost his social image, her stepfather René invites Parisian director Jean Gerfaud to stage an avant-garde version of Tartuffe. Tamara flirts with him, but Hélène seduces him first. A passionate, destructive affair begins, entangling love, jealousy, and ambition. When the play’s scandalous premiere sparks outrage, Jean marries Hélène, provoking Tamara’s fury. Yet Hélène, restless and defiant, betrays him with a soldier. In rage and humiliation, Jean confronts her in the “red room,” the space that once embodied their love and now their ruin.

Cast & crew

Maurice RonetJean Gerfaud

Sharon GurneyHélène Noris

Françoise BrionTamara Noris

Christian BarbierRené Noris

Amédée

AmédéeMax

Marie CollinsElvirie

Georges Lambert

Georges LambertTarturfe

Marysia

MarysiaSandra Marelli

Olivier Monneret

Olivier MonneretFuselier Pierre-Paul

Jean Pascal

Jean PascalStage Manager Henri

Janine Patrick

Janine PatrickMadame de Thiffry

Raymond Peira

Raymond PeiraHoward