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Bad Liaisons (1955)

Bad Liaisons poster
Original title
Les mauvaises rencontres
Directed by
Alexandre Astruc
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A successful journalist is questioned by the police about her past relationships. Through a series of flashbacks, we see the sacrifices she made to advance her career.

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What happens

Les mauvaises rencontres (English: Bad Liaisons) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Alexandre Astruc and starring Anouk Aimée. It tells the story of an ambitious journalist who has sacrificed her emotional life for the sake of her career. The story is told through flashbacks during a police interrogation. The film is based on the novel The Cautious Maiden by Cécil Saint-Laurent. Filming took place from 7 March to 7 May 1955. The film was shown in competition at the 16th Venice International Film Festival and won the award for Most Promising New Director. It was released in France on 21 October 1955. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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