L'Amant de cinq jours (1961)

Directed by

Philippe de Broca

Genre

melodrama, romantic comedy film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married woman begins a five-day affair with a younger man while her husband is away. The story follows the complications that arise from this arrangement and the dynamics between the three people involved.

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What happens

Five Day Lover (French: L'Amant de cinq jours) is a 1961 French sex comedy film directed and co-written by Philippe de Broca, starring Jean Seberg and Micheline Presle. It is based on the 1959 novel L'amant de cinq jours by Françoise Parturier. The film was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival and nominated for the Golden Bear. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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