Love and the Frenchwoman (1960)
- Starring:
- Darry Cowl, Sophie Desmarets, (more)
- Director(s):
- René Clair, Jean Delannoy, (more)
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Love and the Frenchwoman
Love and the Frenchwoman (La Francaise et L'Amour) concentrates on the nature of love by illustrating seven separate aspects of the emotion. In "Childhood," 9-year old Pierre-Jean Vaillard suffers a traumatic experience when he takes his parents' "cabbage patch" theory of conception too literally. In "Adolescence," a little girl (Annie Sinigalla) constructs an elaborate fantasy world on the occasion of her first kiss. "Virginity" is a study in frustration, as betrothed couple Valerie Lagrange and Pierre Michel agonizingly await their wedding-night consummation of their ardor. "Marriage" finds a union ending almost before it begins as a pair of newlyweds (Marie-Jose Nat and Claude Rich) bicker all the way to their honeymoon rendezvous. "Adultery" allows husband Paul Meurisse the opportunity to calmly provide an object lesson to his wife's lover Jean-Paul Belmondo. In "Divorce", a couple (Annie Girardot and Francois Pierer) find that it's impossible to have a "civilized" breakup. And in "A Woman Alone," bigamist Robert Lamoreaux meets his Waterloo in the forms of Martine Carol and Sylvia Montfort. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 135 mins
Complete Cast of Love and the Frenchwoman
- Darry Cowl - Dr. Dufieux
- Jacqueline Porel - Mme. Bazouche
- Valerie Lagrange - Ginette [Virginity]
- Jean-Paul Belmondo - Gil [Adultery]
- François Perier - Michel [Divorce]
- Robert Lamoureux - Desire [A Woman Alone]
- Marie-José Nat - Line [Marriage]
- Francis Blanche - Marceroux [Divorce]
- Nicole Chollet - Mother [Virginity]
- Bibi Morat - Jaja
- Jacques Duby - Young Man
- Denise Grey - Mother [Divorce]
- Pierre Michael - Francois [Virginity]
- Suzanne Nivette - Mme. Mangebois [A Woman Alone]
- Simone Paris - [Adolescence]
- Claude Piéplu - [Adultery]
- Jean Poiret - [Divorce]
- Claude Rich - The Husband
- Michel Serrault - Lawyers [Divorce]
- Paul Ville - Tribunal President [A Woman Alone]
- Martine Lambert - Gisele
- Sophie Desmarets - Mother [Adolescence]
- Dany Robin - Nicole [Adultery]
- Paul Meurisse - Jean-Claude [Adultery]
- Annie Girardot - Danielle [Divorce]
- Martine Carol - Elaine [A Woman Alone]
- Sylvia Montfort - Gilberte [A Woman Alone]
- Alfred Adam - Friend [Divorce]
- Georges Chamarat - Judge [Divorce]
- Micheline Dax - Lulu
- Paulette Dubost - Mme. Tronche
- Jacques Fabbri - Ticket Collector [Marriage]
- Alice Kessler - [Adultery]
- Pierre Mondy - Father [Adolescence]
- Paul Bonifas - Father [Virginity]
- Liliane Patrick - Lady with a Cigarette
- Roger-Pierre - Prince Charming
- Simone Renant - Lawyer [A Woman Alone]
- Noël Roquevert - Col. Chappe
- Pierre-Jean Vaillard - M. Bazouche
- Yves Robert - Man with the Moustache [Marriage]
- Director(s):
- Jean Delannoy, René Clair, Michel Boisrond
- Writer(s):
- Jacques Robert, Michel Audiard, Felicien Marceau
- Producer(s):
- Jacques Rémy, Robert Woog
- Categories:
- Romance
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