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Saddled with a dull husband and a foolish lover, a woman has an affair with a stranger.Saddled with a dull husband and a foolish lover, a woman has an affair with a stranger.Saddled with a dull husband and a foolish lover, a woman has an affair with a stranger.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
José Luis de Vilallonga
- Raoul Florès
- (as José Villalonga)
Claude Mansard
- Marcelot
- (as Claude Mansart)
Jean-Claude Brialy
- Un Garçon a Manège
- (uncredited)
Patricia Maurin
- Catherine Tournier
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter screening this film, Nico Jacobellis, manager of the Heights Art Theater in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was charged with and convicted of possessing and exhibiting an obscene film. He appealed all the way to the US Supreme Court, which overturned the convictions, ruling that the film was not obscene. In a concurring opinion, Justice Potter Stewart made his famous pronouncement concerning what was pornography: "I know it when I see it, and the motion picture involved in this case is not that." Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184, 197 (1964) (Stewart, J., concurring).
- GoofsWhen Jeanne and Bernard are sitting at the table at the end of the film, the camera moves towards them and becomes visible in the mirror on the wall.
- Quotes
Bernard Dubois-Lambert: "The moon rising in cloudless skies, suddenly bathed her in its silver beam."
Jeanne Tournier: Whom do you mean?
Bernard Dubois-Lambert: "She saw her image glowing in my eyes. Her smile like an angel's did gleam."
Jeanne Tournier: "The night is beautiful."
Bernard Dubois-Lambert: "The night is a woman."
- SoundtracksString Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major Op. 18 II. Andante ma moderato
(uncredited)
Written by Johannes Brahms
Conducted by Serge Baudo
Featured review
In 1959 this film was considered as something close to porno, but this is far enough from the reality. Jeanne Moreau was young, nice and attractive. She was the star of this film, which goes slowly as usual in French cinema's style. When you see this type of film you must become a psychologist to penetrate inside the brains of each hero and make some conclusions. Accordingly I concluded that life is not a straight line, suddenly something may happen in our lives that deviate completely this straight line. Formal ethics accepted by the society goes sometimes to extremes that does not enable the persons to behave and feel happy. What's wrong when the current life is disrupted to start a new one? At this point I advise you to see this old, and black and white film, which may compel you to think and to conclude something new, probably different to what I am saying here.
- esteban1747
- May 5, 2007
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- The Lovers
- Filming locations
- Lusigny-sur-Ouche, Côte-d'Or, France(Stop off at village on trip to Dijon)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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