The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
At the end of the 15th century, a man and a woman, posing as traveling minstrels, are sent by the Devil to a castle to seduce its inhabitants.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
76 audience votes
Key crew
- Marcel CarnéDirector
- Pierre LarocheScreenplay
- Jacques PrévertScreenplay
Cast
- ArlettyDominique, a Minstrel
- Marie DéaAnne Hugues
- Fernand LedouxBaron Hugues, Anne's father
- Alain CunyGilles, a Minstrel
- Roger BlinThe Monster Showman
- Gabriel GabrioThe Executioner
- Marcel HerrandBaron Renaud, Anne's fiancé
- Jules BerryThe Devil
- Pierre LabryA Lord
- Jean d'YdThe Playboy
- Janine Berry(uncredited)
- Claudye Carter(uncredited)
Stills
Themes
pact with the devilbarondevilseductressfiancé fiancée relationshipminstreltrue loveyoung couplelove spellseducerwoman disguised as man