She's twice his age and absolutely ruinous. This 1997 French TV movie dares to go there.
The tumultuous affair between a young man and a woman twenty-five years his senior.
Acting
Mireille Darc's smoldering, knowing performance.
Cinematography
Mediterranean light that makes destruction look gorgeous.
Director
Serge Moati
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Alphonse Daudet's 1884 novel, this adaptation keeps the 19th-century morality tale structure but adds 90s erotic thriller aesthetics. The result feels both dated and timeless.
Mireille Darc was 59 playing Fanny; Giovaninetti was 34 playing 25. The actual 25-year age gap was compressed for casting comfort, which subtly shifts the power dynamic from the source material.
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