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FRANCE · 1958

The Lovers

Louis Malle
French New Wave marital infidelity bourgeois dissatisfaction romantic escapism provincial life vs. urban aspiration female desire and independence
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Synopsis

A shallow, provincial wife finds her relationship with her preoccupied husband strained by romantic notions, leading her further towards Paris and the country wilderness.

Year1958
CountryFrance
DirectorLouis Malle
MovementFrench New Wave
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The Love Eterne 1963 · King Hu
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