Bay of Angels (1963)

Original title

La Baie des Anges

Directed by

Jacques Demy

Genre

drama film, romance film, psychological drama film

Country

Monaco, France

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 196 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bank clerk meets a woman at a casino on the French Riviera. She is addicted to gambling, and he falls for her as they chase luck together.

romantictensemelancholicgrittyintimatecompulsiveyearningstark

What happens

Bay of Angels (French: La baie des anges) is a 1963 French romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy. Starring Jeanne Moreau and Claude Mann, it is Demy's second film and deals with the subject of gambling. The costumes were designed by Pierre Cardin. The film was Demy's last shot in black and white; his next film, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), used vivid colour. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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