Underplayed Gems

The Apple (1969)

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Original title
La Pomme
Directed by
Michel Soutter
Genre
drama
Country
Switzerland
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young German woman returns to Geneva for a week to reconnect with her first love. She finds him working as a newspaper proofreader while his boss a wealthy journalist offers a different kind of affection. A bitter love triangle develops as resentments grow.

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What happens

La Pomme est un film suisse réalisé par Michel Soutter et sorti en 1969. C’est son troisième long-métrage. Laura une jeune allemande revient pour huit jours à Genève, à la rencontre de son premier amour et parce qu’elle a faim. Simon l’attend. , dit-elle, . Simon est correcteur dans un journal local. Il voudrait reprendre l’histoire de leur amour à zéro. Marcel, le patron de Simon, offrira à Laura cette sorte d’amour que Simon lui refuse. C’est un journaliste de la jet-set genevoise et un parfait symbole de la complaisance suisse. Il vit dans une villa de banlieue qu’il appelle son . Simon se vengera comme il peut. Un drame triangulaire amer se développe entre eux, alors que la haine de Simon pour Marcel et le monde qu’il représente ne cesse de croître. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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