The Lovers
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Title
The Lovers
Les Amants
Description
Louis Malle unveiled the natural beauty of Jeanne Moreau in his breakthrough, Elevator to the Gallows. With his follow-up, the scandalous smash The Lovers (Les amants), he made her a star once and for all. A deeply felt and luxuriously filmed fairy tale for grown-ups, perched on the edge between classical and New Wave cinemas, The Lovers presents Moreau as a restless bourgeois wife whose eye wanders from both her husband and her lover to an attractive passing stranger (Jean-Marc Bory). Thanks to its frank sexuality, The Lovers caused quite a stir, being censored and attacked for obscenity around the world. If today its shock has worn off, its glistening sensuality and seductive storytelling haven’t aged a day.
Creator
MALLE, Louis
Date
1958
Format
DVD
Language
French w/ optional English subtitles
Type
Feature Film (F)
Identifier
L686 1958 DVD
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Duration
90 min.
Citation
MALLE, Louis, “The Lovers,” NSCAD Visual Resources Collection, accessed May 17, 2024, https://nscadvrc.omeka.net/items/show/7422.
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