One Only Loves Once

One Only Loves Once
Directed by	Jean Stelli
Written by	Jean Le Vitte Michel Audiard Charles Exbrayat
Based on	La Caille by Paul Vialar
Produced by	René Dary Aimé Frapin Hervé Missir
Starring	Françoise Rosay Renée Faure Marcel Herrand
Cinematography	Paul Cotteret
Edited by	Andrée Laurent
Music by	Louiguy
Production companies	Consortium de Productions de Films Ciné Reportages
Distributed by	Consortium du Film
Release date	9 June 1950 (1950-06-09)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

One Only Loves Once (French: On n'aime qu'une fois) is a 1950 French drama film directed by Jean Stelli and starring Françoise Rosay, Renée Faure and Marcel Herrand. It was based on a novel by Paul Vialar. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lucien Carré.

Synopsis

Danièle, a young woman, dreams of marrying her childhood friend Jean Monnier. His mother wishing to prevent the match sends him away to Paris to study to become a surgeon. Left alone Danièle is forced to marry the only suitor available, who subsequently takes her money and abandons her. In order to bring back her true love to her she arranges to be injured.

Cast

• Françoise Rosay as Louise Monnier
• Renée Faure as Danièle de Bolestac
• Marcel Herrand as Hyacinthe Carrier
• Pierre Larquey as Le docteur Ravenel
• Jacques Berthier as Jean Monnier
• Marcel Raine as Gouttemel
• Robert Lussac as Le professeur Trousselier
• René Hell as Le cabaretier
• Jean Nosserot as Un docteur
• Mady Berry as Marie - La bonne des de Bolestac
• Henri Nassiet as Le marquis Antoine de Bolestac
• Dominique Davray as La fille au café-restaurant

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• One Only Loves Once at IMDb