The Truth About Bebe Donge

1952 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / Thriller

8
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 726 726

noir film noir

Plot summary

François Donge, a rich industrialist and womaniser, meets a girl nicknamed Bébé who he marries. Ten years later, poisoned by his wife and dying in hospital, he recalls his married life and understands how his wife who adored him suffered from his many affairs and indifference.

Director

Henri Decoin Photo
Henri Decoin

Top cast

Jean Gabin Photo
Jean Gabin as François Donge
Maurice Bénard Photo
Maurice Bénard as Le professeur Gaspéri
André Darnay Photo
André Darnay as Un joueur de bridge
Noël Darzal Photo
Noël Darzal as Un joueur de bridge
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939.46 MB
988*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
24 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 1
1.8 GB
1472*1072
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
24 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jgcorrea 8 / 10

The trial of Bebé

The Donge brothers are entrepreneurs of the unsophisticated sort. Their many businesses involve tanning, pig farming, and cheese making. They marry two sisters and both couples seem, on the surface at least, happy. François and Bébé never fight or even disagree, but one Sunday she slips arsenic into his coffee and calmly awaits the results. François survives, but his life is in pieces. The enigmatic Bébé, the egocentric François, his loyal brother, his delicate son, his gossipy sister-in-law, and his enormous mother-in-law are all wonderfully drawn in a distinctive manner. The theme here is the absolute failure of people to understand each other. As the story proceeds, Francois is revealed as a self-absorbed lowlife who treated his wife appallingly, engaged in repeated infidelities and neglected their child. Had the abused spouse reached the end of her tether? I did like "La Verite sur Bebe Donge" - it reminded me of Mauriac's "Therese Desqueyroux", which is a twentieth-century literary classic. Covers similar themes. The only mystery here is how is it possible for a man to destroy a human being -- his own wife -- without even noticing. Until, that is, she attempts to kill him.
Reviewed by jgcorrea 8 / 10

The mystery about Bebé

The Donge brothers are entrepreneurs of the unsophisticated sort. Their many businesses involve tanning, pig farming, and cheese making. They marry two sisters and both couples seem, on the surface at least, happy. François and Bébé never fight or even disagree, but one Sunday she slips arsenic into his coffee and calmly awaits the results. François survives, but his life is in pieces. The enigmatic Bébé, the egocentric François, his loyal brother, his delicate son, his gossipy sister-in-law, and his enormous mother-in-law are all wonderfully drawn in a distinctive manner. The theme here is the absolute failure of people to understand each other. As the story proceeds, Francois is revealed as a self-absorbed lowlife who treated his wife appallingly, engaged in repeated infidelities and neglected their child. Had the abused spouse reached the end of her tether? I did like "La Verite sur Bebe Donge" - it reminded me of Mauriac's "Therese Desqueyroux", which is a twentieth-century literary classic. Covers similar themes. The only mystery here is how is it possible for a man to destroy a human being -- his own wife -- without even noticing. Until, that is, she attempts to kill him.
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