Set amid the military maneuvers and Quatorze Juillet carnivals of turn-of-the-century France, Jean Renoir’s delirious romantic comedy Elena and her Men stars a radiant Ingrid Bergman as a beautiful, but impoverished, Polish princess who drives men of all stations to fits of desperate love. When Elena elicits the fascination of a famous general, she finds herself at the center of romantic machinations and political scheming, with the hearts of several men—as well as the future of France—in her hands.
Directed by Jean Renoir
general
arranged marriage
romance
gypsy girl
19th century
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Cast
Jean Marais
Général François Rollan
Ingrid Bergman
Elena Sokorowska
Mel Ferrer
Le comte Henri de Chevincourt
Jean Richard
Hector
Juliette Gréco
Miarka, la gitane
Pierre Bertin
Martin-Michaud
Dora Doll
Rosa la Rose
Frédéric Duvallès
Gaudin
Renaud Mary
Fleury
Jacques Morel
Duchêne
Albert Rémy
Buchez
Jean Claudio
Lionel Villaret
Crew
Jean Renoir
Director
Jean Renoir
Writer
Borys Lewin
Editor
Claude Renoir
Director of Photography
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
4 reviews
Alex Teichman
5.0★ · 03/25/26
Very pretty and vibrant. Bergman looks gorgeous and is charming as hell. Outside of that this didn’t do a whole lot for me. Some funky costumes near the end tho.
Very pretty and vibrant. Bergman looks gorgeous and is charming as hell. Outside of that this didn’t do a whole lot for me. Some funky costumes near the end tho.
salma
5.6★ · 04/19/23
arguably the hottest ingrid bergman has ever looked in films so of course im being sooo very normal about it im ok im cool im fine im in a zen state actually
arguably the hottest ingrid bergman has ever looked in films so of course im being sooo very normal about it im ok im cool im fine im in a zen state actually
