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
Serge Sauvion
as Jacques
Monique Mélinand
as Mrs. Schultz
Nelly Borgeaud
as Odette
Michel Ardan
as Monsieur Bègue
France Asselin
as A bourgeoise
Robert Dalban
Michel Etcheverry
as Father Bruno
Paul Faivre
Geneviève Kervine
as Anne-Marie
Jacques Marin
as The butcher
Lysiane Rey
as Mrs. Bègue
Malka Ribowska
as Hassibah
Denise Vernac
as Mrs. Heurtebie
Louis Viret