Themes: Infidelity, Crimes of Passion, Self-Destructive Romance
Main Cast: Jean Desailly, Françoise Dorléac, Nelly Benedetti, Daniel Ceccaldi, Jean Lanier
Release Year: 1964
Country: FR
Run Time: 120 minutes
Plot
Francois Truffaut directed this simple tale of revenge and adultery which features an exceptional musical score by Georges Delerue. The story concerns a love affair between successful literary magazine editor Pierre Lachenay (Jean Desailly) and alluring airline stewardess, Nicole Chomette (Francoise Dorleac). They meet on a flight to Lisbon, where Pierre is scheduled to deliver a lecture. When he returns to Paris, they continue their affair, but find it is difficult to set up their clandestine trysts, so Pierre arranges a lecture trip to Riems, where they can be together. In Riems however, Pierre finds it difficult to keep the affair a secret from his lecture sponsors. Upon his return to Paris, his wife Franca (Nelly Benedetti), suspicious her husband is having an affair, quarrels with Pierre, who leaves her and asks Nicole to marry him. Nicole refuses his proposition and Pierre attempts to reconcile with his wife. But Nelly, with a gun in her bag, is en route to surprise Pierre at his favorite restaurant for a final confrontation. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Paule Emanuele - Odile; Laurence Badie - Ingrid; Carnero - Organizer at Lisbon; Georges de Givray - Nicole's Father; Philippe Dumat - Reims Cinema Manager; Catherine Duport - Young Girl at Rheims; Maurice Garrel - Bontemps; Mme. Harlaut - Mme. Leloix; Sabine Haudepin - Sabine; Dominique Lacarriere - Pierre's Secretary; Charles Lavialle - Night Porter at Hotel Michelet; Olivia Poli - Mme. Bontemps; Jean-Louis Richard - Man in Street; Pierre Risch - Canon; Brigitte Zhendre-Laforest - Linen Delivery Woman
