La Naissance de l'amour (1993)
Directed by Philippe Garrel

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Paul is a stage actor who, having broken up with his mistress Ulrika, returns to live with his pregnant wife Fanchon and their son Pierre.  His best friend is Marcus. a writer who believes he is being forbidden from writing, so inflammatory is his work.  Marcus lives alone, after his partner Hélène, a painter, left him to live with another man in Rome.  One evening, Paul runs into Ulrika at a restaurant.  Having grown disillusioned with family life, Paul finds it too easy to drift away and spend the night with his mistress.  By the time he gets back home, Paul has made up his mind to leave his wife.  He packs his suitcases, ignoring the protestations of his son.  He then accompanies his friend to Italy where Marcus hopes to find Hélène...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Philippe Garrel
  • Script: Muriel Cerf, Marc Cholodenko, Philippe Garrel
  • Cinematographer: André Clément, Raoul Coutard
  • Music: John Cale
  • Cast: Lou Castel (Paul), Jean-Pierre Léaud (Marcus), Johanna ter Steege (Ulrika), Dominique Reymond (Hélène), Marie-Paule Laval (Fauchon, Paul's wife), Serge Thiriet (L'amant d'Hélène), Aurélia Alcaïs (La jeune femme), Margi Clarke (La femme de Cadix), Max McCarthy (Pierre), Georges Lavaudant (Film director), Michèle Gleizer (La comédienne de 'Cercle de craie Caucasien'), Marie-Armelle Deguy (La comédienne de 'Cercle de craie Caucasien'), Bernard Ballet (Le comédien de 'Cercle de craie Caucasien'), Pierre Clarard (Le comédien de 'Cercle de craie Caucasien'), Bernard Bloch (Le douanier), Pierre Martot (Jean, Paul's friend), Anne Macina (Clara, Paul's friend), Touria Jabrane (Une femme arabe), Laurence Girard (La pharmacienne), Anne Aor (La sage femme)
  • Country: France / Switzerland
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 94 min

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