Une Vie = a Life

France, 1958

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Jeanne Dandieu lives with her parents and Rosalie, the maid, in a Normandy mansion. She is rescued from drowning by Julien de la Mare. For Jeanne, it is love at first sight. She introduces him to her parents. A few months later they are engaged to be married. This hurry starts rumours in the village that Julien is only marrying to pay off his debts. Their relationship seems a happy one until the day Jeanne’s parents leave the mansion. Jeanne discovers that her husband is having an affair with Rosalie and that she is pregnant. Jeanne feigns forgiveness, but plans in secret to take her revenge.

Credits: Producers, Annie Dorfmann ; director, Alexandre Astruc ; writers, Roland Laudenbach, Alexandre Astruc ; photography, Claude Renoir ; music, Roman Vlad ; costumes, Mayo, Lucilla.
Cast: Maria Schell, Christian Marquand, Antonella Lualdi, Ivan Desny, Pascale Petit, Marie-Helene Daste, Louis Arbessier, Andree Tainsy, Gerard Darrieu.

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Credits

director

Alexandre Astruc

producer

Annie Dorfmann

Duration

01:35:00:00

Production places
France
Production dates
1958

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

X000080

Languages

English

French

Subject category

Foreign language films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

Wikidata

Q3549824

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