The Devil in the Flesh, by Raymond Radiguet: The Romance that Scandalised a Nation

Overview

In 1923, the young French writer Raymond Radiguet (1903-23) published The Devil in the Flesh, a novel that caused a great scandal by telling the story of the love affair between a married woman and a teenager in the middle of World War I.

Cast

Julien de Saint Jean

Raymond Rogiguet

Catherine de Léan

Marthe

Anna Flori-Lamour

Narrator

N/A

Raymond Radiguet

Self (archive footage)