The Girl with the Golden Eyes (film)
| The Girl with the Golden Eyes | |
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| Directed by | Jean-Gabriel Albicocco |
| Screenplay by | Pierre Pelegri Philippe Dumarçay |
| Produced by | Gilbert de Goldschmidt |
| Starring | Marie Laforêt Paul Guers |
| Cinematography | Quinto Albicocco |
| Edited by | Georges Klotz |
| Music by | Narciso Yepes |
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| Language | French |
The Girl with the Golden Eyes (French: La fille aux yeux d'or, Italian: La ragazza dagli occhi d'oro) is a 1961 drama film directed by Jean-Gabriel Albicocco and starring Marie Laforêt.
A French-Italian co-production, it is based on the 1835 novella with the same name by Honoré de Balzac.[1][2] It entered the main competition at the 22nd edition of the Venice Film Festival. The title of the film went on to become Laforêt's lifelong nickname.[3][4]
Plot
Cast
- Marie Laforêt as the Girl
- Paul Guers as Henri de Marsay
- Françoise Prévost as Éléonore aka 'Léo'
- Françoise Dorléac as Katia
- Jacques Verlier as Paul de Manerville
- Alice Sapritch as madame Alberte
- Carla Marlier as Sonia
- Frédéric de Pasquale as Willy
- Guy Martin as Chabert
- Jacques Herlin as Taxi Driver
Reception
Bosley Crowther for the New York Times said the film "hit the jackpot of intentional obscurity", but called also called it one of the best photographed French films for some time.[1]
References
- ^ a b Crowther, Bosley (21 August 1962). "Screen: Obscurantism:France's 'Girl With the Golden Eyes' Here". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "A Young Man's Frenzy". Time. Vol. 80, no. 8. 24 August 1962. p. 81 – via EBSCO.
- ^ Smith, Harrison (5 November 2019). "French singer, actress with 'golden eyes' and free-spirited life". The Washington Post – via EBSCO.
- ^ Daragon, Benoît (3 November 2019). "Marie Laforêt, la disparition de «la fille aux yeux d'or»". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 21 September 2025.