Knave of Hearts (film)

Knave of Hearts

Directed by	René Clément
Written by	René Clément Hugh Mills Raymond Queneau
Based on	M. Ripois et la Nemesis by Louis Hemon
Produced by	Paul Graetz
Starring	Gérard Philipe Valerie Hobson Joan Greenwood Margaret Johnston Natasha Parry
Cinematography	Oswald Morris
Edited by	Françoise Javet Vera Campbell
Music by	Roman Vlad
Production company	Transcontinental Films
Distributed by	Cinédis
Release dates	19 May 1954 (1954-05-19) (France) 21 June 1954 (1954-06-21) (London)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	France United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£119,417 (UK)^[1] 2,005,349 admissions (France)^[2]

Knave of Hearts is a 1954 British-French comedy drama film directed by René Clément and starring Gérard Philipe, Valerie Hobson and Joan Greenwood. The film was shot at the Elstree Studios of Associated British and on location across London including Trafalgar Square and Hyde Park. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ralph Brinton. In France it was released as Monsieur Ripois, referencing the title of the original novel by Louis Hémon.

The film was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize.^[3]

Synopsis

The film portrays the adventures of a French philanderer in Paris and London.

Cast

Gérard Philipe as Andre Ripois
Natasha Parry as Patricia
Valerie Hobson as Catherine Ripois
Joan Greenwood as Norah
Margaret Johnston as Anne
Germaine Montero as Marcelle
Percy Marmont as Catherine's Father
Diana Decker as Diana
Bill Shine as Pub Barman
Eric Pohlmann as Boarding House Proprietor
Martin Benson as Art
Mae Bacon as Mrs. Rose
Margo Field as Doris Braddock
Julie Anslow as Maisie Smith
Harry Towb as Stewart
Gerald Campion as Harry
Judith Nelmes as Marcelle
Arthur Howard as Priest
Eileen Way as Landlady
Beryl Cooke as Kind Typist

References

^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504
^ "Box Office Success of Gerard Philippe films". Box Office Story.
^ "Festival de Cannes: Knave of Hearts". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 25 January 2009.

Bibliography

Burton, Alan & Chibnall, Steve. Historical Dictionary of British Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2013.

External links

Knave of Hearts at IMDb

Films directed by René Clément

The Battle of the Rails (1946)
Mr. Orchid (1946)
The Damned (1947)
The Walls of Malapaga (1949)
The Glass Castle (1950)
Forbidden Games (1952)
Knave of Hearts (1954)
Gervaise (1956)
This Angry Age (1958)
Purple Noon (1960)
The Joy of Living (1961)
The Day and the Hour (1963)
Joy House (1964)
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Rider on the Rain (1969)
The Deadly Trap (1971)
And Hope to Die (1972)
Wanted: Babysitter (1975)

v t e Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize
1946–1973	The Battle of the Rails (1946) All About Eve (1951) We Are All Murderers (1952) Knave of Hearts (1954) Lost Continent (1955) The Mystery of Picasso (1956) Kanał / The Seventh Seal (1957) Mon Oncle (1958) Stars (1959) L'Avventura / Odd Obsession (1960) Mother Joan of the Angels (1961) The Trial of Joan of Arc / L'Eclisse (1962) Harakiri / The Cassandra Cat (1963) Woman in the Dunes (1964) Kwaidan (1965) Alfie (1966) Z (1969) The Falcons / The Strawberry Statement (1970) Love / Joe Hill (1971) Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) The Hourglass Sanatorium / The Invitation (1973)
1980–2000	The Constant Factor (1980) Kharij (1983) Colonel Redl (1985) Thérèse (1986) Yeelen / Shinran: Path to Purity (1987) A Short Film About Killing (1988) Jesus of Montreal (1989) Hidden Agenda (1990) Europa / Out of Life (1991) Dream of Light / An Independent Life (1992) The Puppetmaster / Raining Stones (1993) La Reine Margot (1994) Don't Forget You're Going to Die / Carrington (1995) Crash (1996) Western (1997) Class Trip / Festen (1998) The Letter (1999) Blackboards / Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
2002–present	Divine Intervention (2002) At Five in the Afternoon (2003) Tropical Malady (2004) Shanghai Dreams (2005) Red Road (2006) Persepolis / Silent Light (2007) Il Divo (2008) Thirst / Fish Tank (2009) A Screaming Man (2010) Polisse (2011) The Angels' Share (2012) Like Father, Like Son (2013) Mommy / Goodbye to Language (2014) The Lobster (2015) American Honey (2016) Loveless (2017) Capernaum (2018) Bacurau / Les Misérables (2019) Ahed's Knee / Memoria (2021) EO / The Eight Mountains (2022) Fallen Leaves (2023) Emilia Pérez (2024)

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