Romance ·Drama · France · 1958 · 1h 31m

The Lovers

Les Amants

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Director
Louis Malle
Cast
Jeanne Moreau as Jeanne Tournier Alain Cuny as Henri Tournier José Luis de Vilallonga as Raoul Flores Jean-Marc Bory as Bernard Dubois-Lambert Judith Magre as Maggy Thiebaut-Leroy Gaston Modot as Coudray
Crew
Henri Decaë — Director of Photography Léonide Azar — Editor Madeleine Bibollet — Editor Kenout Peltier — Editor Johannes Brahms — Original Music Composer Louise de Vilmorin — Screenplay
Tagline

THIS WAS HER MOMENT! ...and nothing else mattered!

Synopsis

A shallow, provincial wife finds her relationship with her preoccupied husband strained by romantic notions, leading her further towards Paris and the country wilderness.

Mood & Themes
free loveself-discoveryloverwomen's sexual identityseductionselbf-doubtmoonlightdijon france
Key Collaborators
Louis Malle Director Henri Decaë Director of Photography Léonide Azar Editor Madeleine Bibollet Editor Kenout Peltier Editor Johannes Brahms Original Music Composer Louise de Vilmorin Screenplay Dominique Vivant Novel Bernard Evein Production Design
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