France,
1958, 90 min
Directed by:
Louis MalleCinematography:
Henri DecaëCast:
Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Marc Bory, Judith Magre, José Luis de Vilallonga, Alain Cuny, Gaston Modot, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michèle Girardon, Claude Mansard (more)Plots(1)
Malle's second film, Les Amants stars Jeanne Moreau as a middle-class wife and mother who is bored with her life. But she is awakened when she meets Bernard (Bory), a younger man with whom she embarks on an affair. Often talked of as part of the French New Wave, Malle's second film with Moreau established both her sensuous onscreen persona and the director as a key figure in French cinema. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Venice Film Festival
- 1958 - Louis Malle (Silver Lion - Grand Jury Prize)
- 1958 - Louis Malle (Golden Lion for Best Film)