Drama · Italy · 1958 · 1h 26m

End of Desire

Une vie

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Director
Alexandre Astruc
Cast
Maria Schell as Jeanne Dandieu Christian Marquand as Julien de Lamare Pascale Petit as Rosalie Louis Arbessier as Monsieur Dandieu Marie-Hélène Dasté as Madame Dandieu Antonella Lualdi as Gilberte
Crew
Claude Renoir — Director of Photography Claudine Bouché — Editor Alexandre Astruc — Screenplay Roland Laudenbach — Screenplay Guy de Maupassant — Novel Agnès Delahaie — Producer
Tagline

A one-man woman...and a man of many loves...then...the...

Synopsis

Normandy, second half of the nineteenth century. Jeanne Dandieu lives in a manor house with her parents and their servant Rosalie. She gets to know Julien, a handsome man, whom she soon marries. Her happiness is short-lived as she finds out that not only has Julien married her for her money but he cheats on her as well, with Rosalie to crown it all.

Mood & Themes
based on novel or booknormandy, france19th century
Key Collaborators
Alexandre Astruc Director Claude Renoir Director of Photography Claudine Bouché Editor Alexandre Astruc Screenplay Roland Laudenbach Screenplay Guy de Maupassant Novel Agnès Delahaie Producer Paul Bertrand Production Design Mayo Costume Design Lucilla Mussini Costume Design
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