The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
Pierre and Manon are poor. They make documentaries with nothing and they live by doing odd jobs. Pierre meets a young intern, Elisabeth, and she becomes his mistress. But Pierre will not leave Manon for Elisabeth; he wants to keep both.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic74/100
54 audience votes
Key crew
- Caroline DeruasWriter
- Jean-Claude CarrièreWriter
- Philippe GarrelWriter
- Philippe GarrelDirector
- Arlette LangmannWriter
- Jean-Louis AubertOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Clotilde CourauManon
- Stanislas MerharPierre
- Léna PaugamElisabeth
- Vimala PonsLisa
- Mounir MargoumL'amant de Manon
- Jean PommierHenri
- Thérèse QuentinLa femme d'Henri
- Antoinette MoyaLa mère de Manon
- Claude DesmechtLe propriétaire
- Christian CousquerL'homme du marché
- Michel CharrelL'homme de l'enterrement
- Louis GarrelNarrator (voice)