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L'Épave (1949)

L'Épave poster
Directed by
Willy Rozier
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes entangled with a woman and her husband on the French Mediterranean coast. Their relationships lead to conflict and desire.

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What happens

The Wreck (French: L'épave) is a 1949 French drama film directed by Willy Rozier and starring André Le Gall, Françoise Arnoul and Aimé Clariond. Location shooting took place around the Mediterranean coast of France. It is also known by the alternative title Sin and Desire. It attracted notice for brief scenes of nudity featuring Françoise Arnoul in her first credited film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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