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The Lovers

The Lovers

Romance · Drama · 1958

A shallow, provincial wife finds her relationship with her preoccupied husband strained by romantic notions, leading her further towards Paris and the country wilderness.

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The Lovers

“THIS WAS HER MOMENT! ...and nothing else mattered!”

1958 Romance · Drama 1h 31m

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6.6 / 10

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A shallow, provincial wife finds her relationship with her preoccupied husband strained by romantic notions, leading her further towards Paris and the country wilderness.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Louis Malle

Written by

Louise de Vilmorin

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Tournier

Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

Henri Tournier

José Luis de Vilallonga

José Luis de Vilallonga

Raoul Flores

Jean-Marc Bory

Jean-Marc Bory

Bernard Dubois-Lambert

Judith Magre

Judith Magre

Maggy Thiebaut-Leroy

Gaston Modot

Gaston Modot

Coudray

Michèle Girardon

Michèle Girardon

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Put The Lovers on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.