The Proud and the Beautiful

The first to die in an epidemic of meningitis in Vera Cruz is a French tourist. His wife Nellie, detached and indifferent, feels little grief and realizes that her coldness is her own doom. Over the next two days, she is attracted to George, a local drunk who does odd jobs for brothels and dances grotesquely for tourists in exchange for drinks. George has his own dark secret, a tragedy he caused that leaves him with a death wish. In assisting the local doctor to cope with the epidemic, these two emotional cripples enable each other to rediscover reasons to live and to love.

Country:

France,

Mexico

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

103 minutes

Year:

1953

Director:

Yves Allégret

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Company:

Reforma Films,

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique

Cast:

Georges

Nellie

Doctor

Anna

Don Rodrigo, Hotel Owner

Crew:

Director

Adaptation

Co-Director

Art Direction

Producer