Edward and Caroline (French: Édouard et Caroline) is a 1951 French comedy drama film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Daniel Gélin, Anne Vernon and Elina Labourdette. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
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Plot
Édouard and Caroline are preparing for an important social gathering at her uncle's apartment during which Édouard will be expected to play the piano and impress the guests. Lacking a waistcoat Édouard goes to borrow one from his wife's cousin. In the meantime, Caroline attempts to re-model her dress to bring it more up-to-date. Her husband is not pleased and the evening consists of rows, fights and threats of divorce. It is the early morning before life returns to normal.
Cast
Daniel Gélin as Édouard Mortier
Anne Vernon as Caroline Mortier
Elina Labourdette as Florence Borch de Martelie
Jacques François as Alain Beauchamp
Betty Stockfeld as Lucy Barville
Jean Galland as Claude Beauchamp
Jean Marsac as a guest
William Tubbs as Spencer Borch
Jean Toulout as Herbert Barville
Yette Lucas as Mme Leroy, the concierge
Jean Riveyre as Julien, the Beauchamp butler
Hélène Duc as the artistic guest
Micheline Rolla as a guest
Edmond Ardisson as the hairdresser
Grégoire Gromoff as Igor