Madness of the Heart (1949)

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Country: UK
Genres: Drama, Romance
Release: 1950-09-20
Director: Charles Bennett
Writers: Flora Sandstrom , Charles Bennett
Language: French | English
Stars: Margaret Lockwood , Maxwell Reed , Kathleen Byron , Paul Dupuis , Thora Hird , Raymond Lovell , Maurice Denham , David Hutcheson , Cathleen Nesbitt , Peter Illing
Runtime: 91 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Lágrimas do Coração (Brazil) , Milagre do Céu (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Çılgın Kalpler (Turkey) , Die Rivalin , Ludost srca , Die Rivalin (Austria) , L'Implacable Ennemie (France, French Republic) , Madness of the Heart , Thee, dos' mou to fos mou (Greece) , Mieletön sydän (Finland) , Rivederti ancora (Italy) , Amor ciego (Mexico) , Loucuras do Coração (Brazil) , Madness of the Heart (United Kingdom) , Hjärtats dårskap (Sweden) , Odio en la sombra (Spain) , Madness of the Heart (United States of America) , Gift der Liebe (Austria)
Plot: Lydia Garth meets Paul de Vandiere, a French nobleman, but their romance is plagued by Lydia's complaint of recurring spells of blurred vision. Paul leaves for France, promising to return and marry Lydia, but she loses her sight while he is gone. Given no hope of recovery, she enters a convent, but the Abbess decides that she has no vocation for life in a nunnery. She finally marries Paul, but encounters strong opposition from Verite Faimont, a neighbour who is very fond of Paul. The latter constantly plots against Lydia and is successful in temporarily breaking up the marriage, but can a miracle of restored vision be seen?
IMDB:tt0041616