Hélène

Helene is based on Helene Wilfur a novel by Vicki Grand Hotel Baum Madeleine Renaud essays the title role a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier JeanLous Barrault Pierres father a noted surgeon puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine Unable to withstand his fathers remonstrations Pierre kills himself prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicate her life to the cause of healing others Wilfur avoids the usual soapopera goo by offering realistic performances and credible dialogue the Englishlanguage subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G Weinberg