Twisted Mistress () is a 1942 French comedy film directed by André Cayatte and starring Danielle Darrieux and Lise Delamare. It is inspired by the 1841 novel La Fausse Maîtresse by Honoré de Balzac. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place around Perpignan in Languedoc-Roussillon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was released on VHS in France by TF1 Vidéo on 1 January 1998. It tells the story of a circus owner's daughter, who plays on a rope, sings two songs, and falls in love with a local rugby player.
Cast
Danielle Darrieux as Lilian Rander
Lise Delamare as Hélène Carbonnel, the wife of Guy Carbonnel
Monique Joyce as Lætitia
Huguette Vivier as Marina
Gabrielle Fontan as Madame Carbonnel
Bernard Lancret as René Rivals
André Alerme as Rander
Jacques Dumesnil as Guy Carbonnel
Guillaume de Sax as Esquirol
Michel Duran as Mazios
André Gabriello as L'huissier
Charles Blavette as Casimir
Maurice Baquet as Firmin
Marcel Maupi as Bellemain
Albert Rieux as Rigaux
References
Bibliography
Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press, 2013. Leteux, Christine. Continental Films: French Cinema under German Control. University of Wisconsin Press, 2022.