Overview

Hélène Noris, a young Belgian woman from a bourgeois family, is haunted by a past affair with Tamara — now married to her father. Torn between desire and resentment toward Tamara’s conformist life, Hélène feels alienated in the provincial world she inhabits. To boost his social image, her stepfather René invites Parisian director Jean Gerfaud to stage an avant-garde version of Tartuffe. Tamara flirts with him, but Hélène seduces him first. A passionate, destructive affair begins, entangling love, jealousy, and ambition. When the play’s scandalous premiere sparks outrage, Jean marries Hélène, provoking Tamara’s fury. Yet Hélène, restless and defiant, betrays him with a soldier. In rage and humiliation, Jean confronts her in the “red room,” the space that once embodied their love and now their ruin.

Top Cast

Maurice Ronet

Jean Gerfaud

Sharon Gurney

Hélène Noris

Françoise Brion

Tamara Noris

Christian Barbier

René Noris

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Amédée

Max

Marie Collins

Elvirie

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Georges Lambert

Tarturfe

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Marysia

Sandra Marelli

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Olivier Monneret

Fuselier Pierre-Paul

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Jean Pascal

Stage Manager Henri

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Janine Patrick

Madame de Thiffry

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Raymond Peira

Howard