La Femme et le pantin (1959)
Directed by Julien Duvivier
Drama / Romance
aka: A Woman Like Satan
Film Synopsis
In Spain, the rich and proud Matteo Diaz loves and admires his wife Maria Teresa, but she is paralysed and so Matteo must look elsewhere for his pleasures. His wife accepts the situation because she knows her husband loves her and will always come back to her. One day, at a Spanish fiesta, Matteo encounters a free spirited young woman named Eva, the daughter of a French collaborator with the Germans in WWII. Matteo is violently drawn to Eva but she refuses to start an affair with him because he is too beautiful, too rich and represents everything she hates. She will only give herself completely to him on the day he loses his fortune, his wife and his honour...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Julien Duvivier
- Script: Julien Duvivier, Marcel Achard, Albert Valentin, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Louÿs (novel)
- Cinematographer: Roger Hubert
- Music: José Rocca, Jean Wiener
- Cast: Brigitte Bardot (Eva Marchand), Antonio Vilar (Don Matteo Diaz), Lila Kedrova (Manuela), Daniel Ivernel (Berthier), Darío Moreno (Arabadjian), Michel Roux (Albert), Jacques Mauclair (Stanislas Marchand), Jess Hahn (Sidney), Espanita Cortez (Maria Teresa), Claude Godard (Mercedes), Rivers Cadet (Man in Bus), Germaine Michel (Woman in Bus), Dominique Zardi (Sailor), Michou Simon (Man in the Street), Betty Beckers, Denise Carvenne, Gisèle Grimm, Monique Just, Anne-Marie Mersen
- Country: France / Italy
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 98 min
- Aka: A Woman Like Satan ; The Female
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