Les Stances à Sophie (1971)
Directed by Moshé Mizrahi

Drama / Comedy
aka: Sophie's Ways

Film Synopsis

Céline is a free-spirited modern girl who revels in her freedom.  Not for her the shackles of matrimony and motherhood.  She intends living for the moment, as fully and as freely as the laws of the land - and good taste - will allow.  Then she meets Philippe Aignan, a wealthy businessman who would be a ideal catch for any woman.  When she starts going out with Philippe Céline is confident that this is no different from any previous liaison she has enjoyed.  She'll take what she can from it, have a good time, and then move on with a pert 'bye, bye Philippe'.  Unfortunately, that is not how things pan out this time.  Before she knows it, Céline is handcuffed in wedlock to a man who manages to convince her that he is her perfect soul mate.  She soon discovers the error of her ways.  Waking up to the suffocating boredom of married life, Céline realises she has made a big mistake.  With a little help from her friend Julia she will find a way out of her present colourless mode of existence...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Moshé Mizrahi
  • Script: Christiane Rochefort, Moshé Mizrahi
  • Cinematographer: Jean-Marc Ripert
  • Music: The Art Ensemble of Chicago
  • Cast: Bernadette Lafont (Céline), Michel Duchaussoy (Philippe), Bulle Ogier (Julia), Serge Marquand (Jean-Pierre), Virginie Thévenet (Stéphanie), Philippe Desprats (Bruno), Françoise Lugagne (Mme Aignan), Micha Bayard (Juana - la bonne espagnole), Christiane Dancourt (Armelle), Simon Eine (Hervé), Jacqueline Finnaert (Loula), Bernard La Jarrige (M. Aignan), Michèle Moretti (Phyllis), Carl Studer (L'Américain), Lester Bowie (Musicien de jazz), Malachi Favors (Musicien de jazz), Joseph Jarman (Musicien de jazz), Roscoe Mitchell (Musicien de jazz), Don Moye (Musicien de jazz)
  • Country: France / Canada
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color (Eastmancolor)
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Aka: Sophie's Ways

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