The Proud Ones

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The Proud Ones ★★½ Les Orgueilleux 1953

An aristocratic French woman and her husband are traveling through Mexico when he suddenly dies of a mysterious illness. Left penniless in a decaying seaside town, she falls for the local doctor who is mourning the death of his wife. Adaptation of the Satre novel “L'Amour Redempteur.” In French with English subtitles. 105m/B VHS . FR Gerard Philipe, Michele Morgan, Victor Manuel Mendoza; D: Yves Allegret.

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