Towards Ecstasy
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Release: 1960-09-22
·Runtime: 86m
Drama
Catherine married Jérôme, a wealthy landowner living in North Africa, from a bourgeois but noxious background. While living in total family harmony, she is seized by a mystical crisis following a vision of a cleric in ecstasy. She abandons her home and worldly possessions to take a job as a maid. After a bumpy road that severely tested her spirituality, Catherine found peace by returning to live with her devoted partner.
Production Countries
France
Cast
Pascale Petit
as Catherine
Giani Esposito
as Jérôme
Michel Ardan
as Monsieur Bègue
Michel Etcheverry
as Father Bruno
Paul Faivre
Malka Ribowska
as Hassibah
Serge Sauvion
as Jacques
Robert Dalban
Jacques Marin
as The butcher
Louis Viret
Monique Mélinand
as Mrs. Schultz
France Asselin
as A bourgeoise
Denise Vernac
as Mrs. Heurtebie
Nelly Borgeaud
as Odette
Geneviève Kervine
as Anne-Marie
Lysiane Rey
as Mrs. Bègue
