The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
François Cardinaud is one of the richest shipowners in the region. But this success arouses resentment and jealousy. When Marthe, his wife, leaves the home without warning, Cardinaud sees her life cracking little by little.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
32 audience votes
Key crew
- Gilles GrangierDirector
- Michel AudiardScreenplay
- Gilles GrangierScreenplay
- Henri VerdunOriginal Music Composer
- Nico FidencoOriginal Music Composer
- Nino P. TassoneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jean GabinFrançois Cardinaud
- Renée FaureMademoiselle
- Paul FrankeurAndré Drouin
- Monique MélinandMarthe Cardinaud
- José QuaglioMimile Babin
- Georgette AnysTitine Babin
- FlorelleSidonie Vauquier
- Paul OettlyJulien Vauquier
- Henri CrémieuxHubert Mandine
- Léonce CorneCharles Mandine
- Jacques DerayAlfred, un conducteur de car
- Claude SylvainRaymonde Babin
Stills
Themes
infidelityfranceromanceon the runblack and whitetearssuspensein search ofcouple lifea change of scenebeautiful imagesblack & white