Ombre et lumière
1951·France·92 min.
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A world-wide known piano player whose favorite composition is Tchaikovski's Piano Concerto part one has problems :during her concert,she begins to go nuts ,much to the musicians' dismay.They say her father had lost his marbles before he died . A shrink explains to her she suffers from a neurosis called "narcissism" : she sees "reflections " on her piano (and occasionally on mirrors she relegates to the attic) ,and the face which appears is none other than the other " me" ,probably her inflated ego. Perhaps this unfortunate artist ,treated by a nice shrink ,would never have had a relapse.But alas,she falls in love with the owner of a sawmill ,and this handsome man is none other than her sister's former lover.
DirectorHenri Calef
MusicJoseph Kosma
CinematographyJean Bourgoin
CastSimone Signoret·María Casares·Jean Marchat·Pierre Dux·Albert Plantier·Germaine Reuver·Albert Michel·Jacques Berthier
Original titleOmbre et lumière