L'Education sentimentale (1962) Directed by Alexandre Astruc
Drama / Romance
aka: Lessons in Love
Film Synopsis
Fréderic Moreau is a young man from the provinces who travels to
Paris to stay with his cousin Charles Dambreuse, a wealthy businessman,
and his wife Catherine. It is through Charles that
Fréderic meets the beautiful Anne Arnoux. He instantly
falls in love with Anne even though she is married to Didier, a
mediocrity who is totally dependent on Charles. The situation is
complicated by the fact that Didier has a mistress, a German model
named Barbara, and Catherine is secretly in love with
Fréderic. In an attempt to separate Didier and Anne,
Catherine contrives for Barbara to become Fréderic's
mistress. However, Fréderic proves resilient to
Catherine's machinations since he is too much in love with Anne.
On the day that Anne decides to divorce her husband, Didier makes an
astounding revelation...
Script: Roland Laudenbach, Gustave Flaubert (novel),
Roger Nimier (dialogue)
Cinematographer: Jean Badal
Music: Richard Cornu
Cast:Jean-Claude Brialy (Frédéric Moreau),
Marie-José Nat (Anne Arnoux),
Dawn Addams (Catherine Dambreuse),
Michel Auclair (Didier Arnoux),
Carla Marlier (Barbara),
Pierre Dudan (Charles Dambreuse),
Nicolas Vogel,
Françoise Fabian
Country: France / Italy
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 92 min
Aka:Lessons in Love ;
L'éducation sentimentale ;
Sentimental Education
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