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Elena and Her Men
“The Only Thing Gayer Than April in Paris is Bergman in Paris!”
6.0 / 10• 1956• 1h 35m•NR• French
DramaComedyRomance
Storyline
Set amid the military maneuvers and Quatorze Juillet carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s delirious romantic comedy Elena and her Men stars a radiant Ingrid Bergman as a beautiful, but impoverished, Polish princess who drives men of all stations to fits of desperate love. When Elena elicits the fascination of a famous general, she finds herself at the center of romantic machinations and political scheming, with the hearts of several men—as well as the future of France—in her hands.
Cast & Crew
Jean Marais
Général François Rollan
Lead
Ingrid Bergman
Elena Sokorowska
Mel Ferrer
Le comte Henri de Chevincourt
Jean Richard
Hector
Juliette Gréco
Miarka, la gitane
Pierre Bertin
Martin-Michaud
Dora Doll
Rosa la Rose
Frédéric Duvallès
Gaudin
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Renoir's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Elena and Her Men is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
