L'Amant de cinq jours / Five Day Lover / Philippe de Broca / 1961 / film review

L'Amant de cinq jours

1961 Comedy / Drama

Credits

Director: Philippe de Broca
Script: Daniel Boulanger, Philippe de Broca, Françoise Parturier (novel)
Photo: Jean Penzer
Music: Georges Delerue
Cast: Jean Seberg (Claire), Micheline Presle (Madeleine), Jean-Pierre Cassel (Antoine), François Périer (Georges), Carlo Croccolo (Marius), Claude Mansard (Une invité), Albert Michel (Blanchet), Albert Mouton (Halavoine), Marcella Rovena (Madame Chanut), Sylvain (Le maître), Pierre Repp (Pepere), Gib Grossac (Taxiste)
Country: France / Italy
Language: French
Runtime: 95 min; B&W
Aka: Five Day Lover; Infidelity

Summary

Madeleine and Claire are two close friends who live in Paris. Madeleine runs a well-known fashion house, while Claire lives with her husband Georges and their two children in an upmarket hotel. On the day that Madeleine is showing her new fashion collection, Claire meets a charming young man named Antoine. Within 24 hours, Claire has a date with Antoine in his apartment and an affair is well under way. What Claire doesn’t know is that Antoine’s comfortable lifestyle is being paid for by his other mistress, who happens to be Madeleine. Likewise, Antoine has no idea that Claire and Madeleine are acquainted. When she realises that Antoine is leaving her for Claire, Madeleine decides to host a grand party, to which she will invite not only Antoine, but also Claire and her husband...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

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