Seven Days… Seven Nights
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Anne Desbarèdes is a young woman who is married to a wealthy businessman and lives a monotonous existence in the small commune town of Blaye. After indirectly witnessing a murder in a café, she returns to the scene of the crime the next day and meets Chauvin, who informs her in more detail about the events that took place. Mentally unbalanced, Anne begins to believe that Chauvin intends to kill her.
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Jeanne Moreau
Anne Desbarèdes
Known for
Jules and Jim
Elevator to the Gallows
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Chauvin
Known for
Breathless
Pierrot le Fou
Didier Haudepin
Pierre
Known for
This Special Friendship
The Innocent
Colette Régis
Miss Giraud
Known for
La Bête Humaine
This Special Friendship
Pascale de Boysson
Bar’s owner
Known for
Tess
Perceval
Jean Deschamps
M. Desbarèdes
Also in
The Accursed Kings
Cyrano de Bergerac
Valeric Dobuzinsky
Assassin
No other roles listed
Peter Brook Director · Marguerite Duras Screenplay Gérard Jarlot Screenplay
United States release January 6, 1964 · Produced in Italy, France · Production Documento Film
Production
Iéna Productions
Production
Documento Film
Production
Italy · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Moderato cantabile
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 25, 1960
Theatrical
United States · January 6, 1964
Theatrical
France
November 18, 1990 · Physical · VHS
September 1, 2009 · Physical · DVD
March 1, 2019 · Digital · VOD
June 1, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
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