Directed by:
Jacques RivetteCinematography:
William LubtchanskyComposer:
Pierre AllioCast:
Jeanne Balibar, Guillaume Depardieu, Bulle Ogier, Michel Piccoli, Remo Girone, Marc Barbé, Julie Judd, Barbet Schroeder, Thomas Durand, Beppe Chierici (more)Plots(1)
Handsome young general Armand de Montriveau has searched across the seas for the woman he fell madly in love with five years ago. He finally finds Antoinette, the Duchess of Langeais, living chastely in a Majorcan convent... It was love at first sight for Montriveau upon meeting Antoinette, a married coquette who frequents the most extravagant balls of 1820s Restoration Paris, where hypocrisy and vanity reign. Flattered by his attentions, the alluring Antoinette orchestrates a calculating game of seduction, but she repeatedly refuses Montriveau. Despite his sincere romantic declarations, Montriveau's passion remains unfulfilled. When the humiliated Montriveau eventually seeks his revenge, Antoinette's love awakens. But it may well be too late for the star-crossed lovers. (Les Films du Losange)
(more)Cast
Jeanne Balibar
France
Best movies:
A Town Called Panic (2009)
Cold War (2018)
Who Knows (2001)
Guillaume Depardieu
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Napoléon (2002) (series)
Bulle Ogier
France
Best movies:
Don’t Forget You’re Going to Die (1995)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Navire Night (1979)
Michel Piccoli
France
Best movies:
Un amour de pluie (1974)
Milou in May (1990)
Mado (1976)
Remo Girone
Eritrea
Best movies:
Le Mans '66 (2019)
The Octopus (1984) (series)
Heaven (2002)
Marc Barbé
France
Best movies:
The Bohemian Life (1992)
La Vie en rose (2007)
Cloclo (2012)
Julie Judd
France
Best movies:
Head in the Clouds (2004)
Don't Touch the Axe (2007)
Lagardere (2003) (TV movie)
Barbet Schroeder
Iran
Best movies:
Love on the Ground (1984)
Queen Margot (1994)
Six in Paris (1965)
Thomas Durand
Best movies:
School of life (2016)
Don't Touch the Axe (2007)
Beppe Chierici
Italy
Best movies:
Via Mala (1985) (series)
The Professor (1986)
L'Étudiante (1988)
Nicolas Bouchaud
Best movies:
Dans La Cour (2014)
Don't Touch the Axe (2007)
A Paris Education (2017)
Denis Freyd
Best movies:
Don't Touch the Axe (2007)
Emmanuel de Chauvigny
Best movies:
Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999)
Monday Morning (2002)
Don't Touch the Axe (2007)
Mathias Jung
Best movies:
Olivier, Olivier (1992)
The Story of Marie and Julien (2003)
Total Eclipse (1995)