---
title: 'La fausse maîtresse (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'André Cayatte'
released: '1942-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-fausse-maitresse-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0154473/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# La fausse maîtresse (1942)

1942 · 85 min · Comedy · France

Original title: La Fausse Maîtresse

## Synopsis

Twisted Mistress is a 1942 French comedy film directed by André Cayatte and starring Danielle Darrieux and Lise Delamare. It is inspired by the 1841 novel La Fausse Maîtresse by Honoré de Balzac. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place around Perpignan in Languedoc-Roussillon. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew. It was released on VHS in France by TF1 Vidéo on 1 January 1998. It tells the story of a circus owner's daughter, who plays on a rope, sings two songs, and falls in love with a local rugby player.

## Credits

- **Director:** [André Cayatte](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-cayatte)
- **Screenplay:** [André Cayatte](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-cayatte)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Yvain](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-yvain)

## Cast

- [Michel Duran](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-duran)
- [Danielle Darrieux](https://cinepixo.com/people/danielle-darrieux)
- [André Alerme](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-alerme)
- [Guy Sloux](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-sloux)
- [Marcel Maupi](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-maupi)
- [Maurice Baquet](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-baquet)
- [Charles Blavette](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-blavette)
- [Lise Delamare](https://cinepixo.com/people/lise-delamare)
- [Jean-Marie Boyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marie-boyer)
- [Bernard Lancret](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-lancret)
- [André Gabriello](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-gabriello)
- [Albert Rieux](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-rieux)
- [Guillaume de Sax](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillaume-de-sax)
- [Georges Gosset](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-gosset)
- [Jacques Dumesnil](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-dumesnil)

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