Good Lord Without Confession

Good Lord Without Confession (French: Le Bon Dieu sans confession) is a 1953 French drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Danielle Darrieux, Henri Vilbert and Claude Laydu. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Douy. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 1953 and went on general release in France the following month. Henri Vilbert won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance.

Synopsis
At the funeral of François Dupont, his various associates walk in the procession including his wife, children, business partner and mistress Janine. The various characters recall their experiences with the deceased. In flashback we see Janine's relationship with Dupont, and how she had manipulated and exploited him through the turbulent years of the Occupation and Liberation. Ultimately her machinations fail and she loses the man she really loves, her husband Maurice.

Cast

 * Danielle Darrieux as 	Janine Fréjoul
 * Henri Vilbert as 	François Dupont
 * Claude Laydu as 	Roland Dupont
 * Ivan Desny as 	Maurice Fréjoul
 * Grégoire Aslan as 	Varesco
 * Myno Burney as 	Marie Dupont
 * Isabelle Pia as Denise Dupont
 * Jean Dunot as 	Marfoisse
 * Julien Carette as	Eugène
 * Claude Berri as 	Le fils d'Eugène
 * Georges Bever as 	Albert, le domestique
 * Jo Dest as 	Weber
 * Michel Dumur as 	Roland enfant
 * Marie-Chantal Fefert as Denise enfant
 * Marcelle Féry as 	La concierge
 * René Lacourt as 	Le bistrotier
 * Michel Le Royer as Thierry, le petit ami de Denise
 * Madeleine Suffel as 	La marchande des quatre saisons