The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful

The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful
Directed by	Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Written by	Philippe Agostini Juliette Saint-Giniez
Based on	The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful by Odette Joyeux
Produced by	Christine Gouze-Rénal
Starring	Brigitte Bardot Micheline Presle Louis Jourdan
Cinematography	Louis Page
Edited by	Louisette Hautecoeur
Music by	Norbert Glanzberg
Production companies	Generale de Films Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma
Distributed by	Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date	26 October 1956
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	2,366,799 admissions (France)

The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful (French: La mariée est trop belle) is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Brigitte Bardot, Micheline Presle and Louis Jourdan. It was also known by the alternative title of Her Bridal Night.

The film was based on the 1954 novel of the same title by Odette Joyeux. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris and on location in Saint-Émilion in Southern France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.

Cast

• Brigitte Bardot as Catherine Ravaud, aka Chouchou
• Micheline Presle as Judith Aurigault
• Louis Jourdan as Michel Bellanger
• Marcel Amont as Toni
• Jean-François Calvé as Patrice
• Roger Dumas as Marc
• Madeleine Lambert as Agnès
• Marcelle Arnold as Mme Victoire
• Colette Régis as Yvonne
• Roger Tréville as M. Designy
• Annie Roudier as La cuisinière
• Nicole Gueden as Juliette
• Dominique Boschero

Bibliography

• Phillips, Alastair & Vincendeau, Ginette. Journeys of Desire: European Actors in Hollywood. British Film Institute, 2006.

External links

• The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful at IMDb
• Crowther, Bosley (January 21, 1958). "La Mari e est trop belle (1956) Screen: Brigitte Bardot; Stars in 'The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful'". The New York Times.