Les Amants
1959 Drama / Romance
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Summary
On the way home after a trip to Paris where she has been having a love affair, Jeanne
Tournier accepts a lift from a complete stranger, the young archaeologist Bernard.
In gratitude, Jeanne's husband invites Bernard to stay the night at his large country
residence. During the night, Jeanne and Bernard walk the grounds and discover that
they are in love. What should Jeanne do - stay with her husband and family or go
off with the young archaeologist?
Review
Despite being a fairly predictable study of a woman's mid-life crisis, this film succeeds
admirably on the strength of the camera work and Jeanne Moreau's performance. The
tragically moving music by Brahms adds emotional intensity and heightens the drama of
Jeanne's dilemma.
It is regrettable that the impression of the film when it was first released was tarnished by media reaction to the famous love scene in the last part of the film. This created a stir of contraversy when the film was first released, but it is all pretty innocent by today's standards. The haunting earlier scenes where the two lovers are walking the grounds of the country estate in the middle of the night are much more powerful and moving. The ending is both predictable and a little disappointing, but tragically inevitable. © James Travers 1999 Write a review for this film... |
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