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Love on a Pillow (1962)

Love on a Pillow poster
Original title
Le Repos du guerrier
Directed by
Roger Vadim
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
12
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy young woman falls for a troubled and self-destructive man. She tries to save him from his own dangerous impulses.

romanticdramaticintenseemotionalmelancholicslow-burnsensualturbulent

What happens

Love on a Pillow (Le Repos du guerrier) is a 1962 French film starring Brigitte Bardot and directed by Roger Vadim. It's based on the book called Le Repos du guerrier, written by Christiane Rochefort. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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