The Lovers (1958)
- Original title
- Les Amants
- Directed by
- Louis Malle
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 0
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 137 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A bored married woman begins an affair with a young man. She rediscovers what it means to love someone.
romanticsensualintimatecontemplativemelancholiclyricalelegant
What happens
The Lovers (French: Les amants) is a 1958 French drama film directed by Louis Malle which stars Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny, and Jean-Marc Bory. Based on the posthumously-published 1876 short story "Point de Lendemain" ("No Tomorrow") by Dominique Vivant (1747–1825), the film concerns a woman involved in adultery who rediscovers human love. The Lovers was Malle's second feature film, made when he was 25 years old. The film was a box-office hit in France when released theatrically, gaining 2,594,160 admissions in France alone. The film was highly controversial when released in the United States for its depiction of allegedly obscene material. At the 1958 Venice Film Festival, the film won the Grand Jury Prize and was nominated for the Golden Lion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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