The Apollo of Bellac

Bellac's Apollo (Bellac's L'Apollon in its original title) is a play in an act written by the French playwright Jean Giraudoux in 1942. Argument

The work takes place in the lobby of the International Office of Inventions, in Paris. The young and timid Agnes intends to meet with the President of the institution to obtain a job, when she is assaulted by a gentleman from the city of Bellac, who gives her advice: To get everything you want from men just tell them how beautiful which are and compare them with the statue of the Greek god Apollo, located in Bellac. The stratagem works with the different officials of the entity until Agnes gets access to the office of the President, who, flattered by the words of the young woman, declares while giving up their marriage. Representations

Released in the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro on June 16, 1942. He later appeared in the Théâtre de l'Athénée in Paris, since April 19, 1947 by the company of Louis Jouvet, as the man of Bellac, accompanied by Dominique Blanchar (Agnes) and Maurice Lagrenée (the President) and directed by Raymond Gérôme.

The adaptation to English was represented for television in the space Omnibus, of the American CBS and counted on Denholm Elliott and Natasha Parry in the main papers. The address was run by Tony Richardson.

Other adaptations for television include the versions made in Germany (Apoll von Bellac, 1955), with Rudolf Bechmann and Johanna von Koczian; Switzerland (Apollo von Bellac, 1959), with Peter Schütte and Kristin Hausmann; Norway (Apollon fra Bellac, 1960), with Georg Løkkeberg and Wenche Tønseth; France (1965), with Claude Rich and Anna Gaël; Finland (1966), with Nisse Rainne and Salme Laaksonen; Spain (Hour eleven, TVE, 1969), with Carlos Lemos, Tina Sáinz, Paco Morán, Tota Alba and Rafael Anglada; and Denmark (Apollon fra Bellac, 1973), with Ebbe Rode and Puk Schaufuss.

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