A Mistress for the Summer
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Philippe, a little known artist, has a mistress, Viviane, a woman he does not love. When he learns the bailiffs are about to seize his paintings, Philippe decides to leave alone for the French Riviera and spend, as he regularly does, comfortable and carefree holidays in the luxurious villa of his friend Paule. But, on his way, he meets Manette, a beautiful but poor girl to whom he offers to become his companion for the Summer. Manette accepts the strange deal in exchange for bed and board. As Philippe always comes in the company of his mistress of the time, the presence of Manette does not pose a problem. But the young woman soon feels ill-at-ease in such a dubious environment. moreover, she realizes that she is falling in love with Philippe, who might not be so cynical as he wants to appear.
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Pascale Petit
Manette
Known for
Blood Coast
Micheline Presle
Paule
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Donkey Skin
Édouard Molinaro
Georges Delerue
Maurice Clavel
Jacques Bernard-Levy
Michel Auclair
Philippe
Known for
The Day of the Jackal
Funny Face
Monique Isnardon
Louis Bernard-Levy
Aimé Clariond
Rosenkrantz
Known for
The Possessors
Boys' School
Stan Borden
Robert Isnardon
Édouard Molinaro Director · Maurice Clavel Screenplay Georges Delerue Composer
United States release March 27, 1964 · Produced in Italy, France · Production Boréal Films, Filmsonor
Production
SpA Cinematografica
Production
Boréal Films
Production
Filmsonor
Production
Italy · France
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Original title
Une fille pour l'été
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · February 1, 1960
Premiere · Rome
France · February 26, 1960
Theatrical
United States · March 27, 1964
New York City, New York
Argentina
March 10, 1960 · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Finland
March 10, 1961
Germany
June 23, 1960
Japan
April 16, 1960
Mexico
June 29, 1960
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