The original french play uses the trial as a framing device--it opens there, then we flashback to find out who Madame X is and what led her to the murder which lead sup to the final son revelation. Dramatically that seems to give the piece much more shape than the film has...
shareHi, could someone help me trace which the original french play was?
shareWow, after reading your post, I am sorry they changed it; sounds like this could have made for a brilliant Film Noir! And, if the structure hadn't of been changed, that's exactly what it would have been! All that's missing is the rainy alleys at night, the shadows, and maybe b&w filming.
Please excuse typos/funny wording; I use speech-recognition that doesn't always recognize!