Félix de Vandenesse's youthful love for the beautiful, inaccessible Madame de Mortsauf, who devotes her life to a half-mad husband and two fragile children. Madame de Mortsauf maintains a friendly, tender relationship. But when she learns of the young man's affair with an Englishwoman, she dies of jealousy and regret.
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Delphine Seyrig
Madame de Mortsauf
Known for
Last Year at Marienbad
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Richard Leduc
Félix de Vandenesse
Known for
Eden and After
Marcel Cravenne
Honoré de Balzac
Georges Marchal
M. de Mortsauf
Known for
The Colossus of Rhodes
Death in the Garden
Armand Lanoux
Alexandra Stewart
Arabelle, Lady Dudley
Known for
The Hidden Face
Day for Night
André Luguet
M. de Chessel
Known for
Paris Blues
Jean Bolo
Le prêtre
Also in
The War Is Over
On the Lam
Fred Personne
Docteur Origet
Known for
Welcome to the Sticks
Asterix and Cleopatra
Hélène Duc
Madame de Vandenesse
Known for
Tanguy
I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything
Blanche Ariel
Madame de Lenoncourt
Known for
Masks
Marcel Cravenne Director · Armand Lanoux Screenplay Honoré de Balzac Writer
First release May 16, 1970 · Produced in France · Production Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
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ORTF
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Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF)
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France
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French
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French
Release dates
France · May 16, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
July 4, 1971 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
November 10, 1971 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 16, 1971 · Theatrical
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