Rent The Lovers (1958)
3.6 of 5 from 77 ratings
1h 26min
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- Synopsis:
- Malle's second film, 'The Lovers' stars Jeanne Moreau as a middle-class wife and mother who is bored with her life. But she is awakened when she meets Bernard (Jean-Marc Bory) a younger man with whom she embarks on an affair.
- Actors:
- Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny, Jean-Marc Bory, Judith Magre, José Luis de Vilallonga, Gaston Modot, Pierre Frag, Michèle Girardon, Gib Grossac, Lucienne Hamon, Georgette Lobre, Claude Mansard, Jean-Claude Brialy, Patricia Maurin
- Directors:
- Louis Malle
- Writers:
- Louise de Vilmorin, Dominique Vivant
- Aka:
- Les Amants
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- A Brief History of French Poetic Realism, A Brief History of the Tradition of Quality, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to François Truffaut
- Countries:
- France
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 14/08/2017
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo, French LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of The Lovers
French Romance. - The Lovers review by Steve
Sensual love story about a beautiful, privileged woman who feels trapped with her wealthy husband and unfulfilled by a frivolous affair. She discovers romantic and sexual fulfilment in a chance meeting which alters the path of her life. It’s an ideal star vehicle for Jeanne Moreau as the sad, elegant lady of leisure.
She and Jean-Marc Bory share a potent chemistry as the photogenic lovers. With the lonely, hazy country lanes, the classic cars and clothes and the shabby-chic chateau, this is just beautifully directed by Louis Malle, and photographed in ultra-widescreen b&w.
And scored too, with the romantic chamber music of Johannes Brahms. Despite an overload of good taste, this ended up in the US supreme court, though eventually acquitted of obscenity. The sexual content is almost invisible today but was a revolution in ’58.
Like Lady Chatterley, re-imagined by the Nouvelle Vague... There is some eroticism, but it is more philosophical about love. What else can you want from a French film! It’s a poetic daydream remarkable for a depth of romantic intimacy beyond the range of ‘50s English language cinema.
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