Underplayed Gems

Confidences of the Night (1975)

Confidences of the Night poster
Original title
L'amour blessé
Directed by
Jean Pierre Lefebvre
Genre
drama film, fiction film, satirical film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A lonely single woman spends an evening alone in her apartment. She listens to radio voices and hears neighbors through the wall. After she calls a radio show to talk about leaving her abusive ex-husband, he and his mother call her back with angry threats.

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What happens

Confidences of the Night (French: L'Amour blessé, lit. "Wounded Love") is a 1975 Canadian drama film written and directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre. The film stars Louise Cuerrier as a lonely single woman who is spending her evening at home accompanied only by the voices of other people, such as a radio phone-in show and noise from the neighbours heard through the wall; the film's limited plot unfolds when she calls the radio show to talk about leaving her abusive ex-husband, only to then receive angry phone calls from him and his mother. Cuerrier herself is the only cast member seen on screen in the film; the offscreen voices are provided by a cast including Gilles Proulx, Paule Baillargeon, Pierre Curzi, Frédérique Collin, Monique Mercure, Jean-Guy Moreau, Denise Morelle, Lise Demers and Guy Thauvette. The film opened in theatres in October 1975. It was later screened out of competition at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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