Les nouveaux aristocrates

Les nouveaux aristocrates is a 1961 French black-and-white drama film directed by Francis Rigaud. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Michel de Saint Pierre. Running about 95 minutes, the film stars Maria Mauban as Elisabeth Prûlé-Rousseau, Michel Galabru as Père Menuzzi, and a young Mireille Darc as Milou Rivoire, with supporting performances from Jacques Monod, Paul Meurisse, Paul Préboist, and Catherine Sola, among others. Produced in France and shot in French, the picture brings the social themes of Saint Pierre's novel to the screen in the dramatic style of early-1960s French cinema.