A playboy falls for a married plain Jane in 1920s Paris—scandal, silk, and self-destruction ensue.
France, 1920s: An affluent ladies' man finds himself in love with a homely married woman.
Production
Lavish 1920s Parisian sets dripping with period detail.
Acting
Romane Bohringer's quietly devastating restraint.
Director
Arnaud Sélignac
Olivier Sitruk
Aurélien Leurtillois
Romane Bohringer
Bérénice Morel
Ute Lemper
Rose Melrose
Clément Sibony
Paul Denis
Natalia Dontcheva
Blanchette
Thomas Jouannet
Edmond de Barbentane
Natacha Lindinger
Mary de Perceval
Jean-Louis Tribes
Dr. Decoeur
Alexandra London
Simone
Sylvie Herbert
Mme Duvigne
Emmanuelle Bach
Amandine
Malcolm Conrath
Adrien Arnaud
Eric de Montalier
Riquet
Dominique Besnehard
Zamora
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Aragon's novel, itself inspired by his tumultuous relationship with his second wife; art imitating messy life.
The 180-minute runtime mirrors the novel's digressive style—Aragon's stream-of-consciousness rendered as visual languor, for better or worse.
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