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The Storm Within

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Young Michel (Jean Marais) is in love with the attractive Madeleine (Josette Day), so he decides to tell his parents of his intention to marry her. He thinks his announcement is innocent enough; his engagement, however, threatens to reveal dark secrets lurking within his family's home. Yvonne (Yvonne de Bray), Michel's overbearing mother, concocts an elaborate scheme to drive Madeleine away, thus keeping uncomfortable household truths from being exposed.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 07/12/2018
Cocteau's fluid mastery of the material brings aesthetic sanity to the psychological conflicts. Go to Full Review Glenn Kenny New York Times 05/24/2018
Cocteau's dramatic model, as ever, never strays too far from Greek tragedy and resolves appropriately. Go to Full Review John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 05/24/2018
A formally inventive showcase for old-school melodrama. Go to Full Review Lee Jutton Film Inquiry 11/11/2018
A cautionary tale of what happens when familial love and romantic love cross paths, Les Parents Terribles deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Cocteau's other, more widely-seen masterpieces. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 10/16/2018
By today's standards, the potential salaciousness of Les Parents Terribles may seem rather diminished, but it retains a unique energy thanks to its portrait of hopelessly enmeshed post-WWII bourgeois family ties. Go to Full Review Armond White National Review 06/26/2018
"This Oedipal farce, perched on the edge of surrealist poetry, might be the most sophisticated sit-com ever." Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/03/2012 No me enganché de entrada, ni en el nudo ni al final. Los actores están bien elegidos, pero... me resultó muy teatro-genérico o teatro 'de oficio'. See more 09/01/2008 When jean Marais 35 tries to cover the part of Michel 22 it is hard to believe. Appart from that even if it doesn't compare in anything to "La Belle et la Bete", it's far more watchable than any of Cocteau surrealist pictures. See more Read all reviews
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Jean Cocteau

Director

Jean Marais

Michel

Josette Day

Madeleine

Yvonne de Bray

Yvonne dite "Sophie"

Gabrielle Dorziat

Tante Léo

Marcel André

Georges

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Synopsis Young Michel (Jean Marais) is in love with the attractive Madeleine (Josette Day), so he decides to tell his parents of his intention to marry her. He thinks his announcement is innocent enough; his engagement, however, threatens to reveal dark secrets lurking within his family's home. Yvonne (Yvonne de Bray), Michel's overbearing mother, concocts an elaborate scheme to drive Madeleine away, thus keeping uncomfortable household truths from being exposed.
Director
Jean Cocteau
Producer
Francis Cosne, Alexandre Mnouchkine
Screenwriter
Jean Cocteau
Distributor
DisCina International
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 22, 1950, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 30, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$11.8K
Runtime
1h 45m
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