Des Grieux, one of Europe's top journalists, is spellbound by the
vision of a beautiful young woman at Tokyo airport. He can
hardly believe his good fortune when, arriving in Paris, the same
alluring woman, Manon, abandons her travelling companion and jumps
into a taxi with him. In no time, Des Grieux and Manon become
lovers. This is not something that pleases Manon's wealthy
brother, who intends using all his resources to protect his sister from
such unsuitable admirers...
Script: Jean Aurel, Cécil Saint-Laurent, Abbé Prévost (novel)
Cinematographer: Edmond Richard
Cast:Catherine Deneuve (Manon),
Jean-Claude Brialy (Jean-Paul),
Sami Frey (Des Grieux),
Elsa Martinelli (Annie),
Robert Webber (Ravaggi),
Paul Hubschmid (Simon),
Claude Génia (Wife),
Jean Martin (Hotelman),
Manuela von Oppen (Margaret),
Chris Avram
Country: France / Italy / West Germany
Language: French / English
Support: Color
Runtime: 105 min
The best French Films of the 1920s
In the 1920s French cinema was at its most varied and stylish - witness the achievements of Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Jean Epstein and Jacques Feyder.
American film comedy had its heyday in the 1920s and '30s, but it remains an important genre and has given American cinema some of its enduring classics.
With so many great films to choose from, it's nigh on impossible to compile a short-list of the best 15 French films of all time - but here's our feeble attempt to do just that.