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A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, Metacritic 76/100. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
Set in a magnificent villa near a sun-drenched St. Tropez, lovers Jean-Paul and Marianne are spending a happy, lazy summer holiday. Their only concern is to gratify their mutual passion - until the day when Marianne invites her former lover and his beautiful teenage daughter to spend a few days with them. From the first moment, a certain uneasiness and tension begin to develop between the four, which soon escalates in a dangerous love-game.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic76/100
580 audience votes
Key crew
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
- Jacques DerayDirector
- Jean-Claude CarrièreWriter
- Jacques DerayWriter
Cast
- Alain DelonJean-Paul
- Romy SchneiderMarianne
- Maurice RonetHarry
- Jane BirkinPenelope
- Paul CrauchetL'inspecteur Lévêque
- Suzie JaspardEmilie
- Maddly BamyLa mulâtre
- Thierry ChabertUn ami
- Steve EckardtFred
- Ruth PriceSinger (uncredited)
- Stéphanie FugainUne amie à la party (uncredited)
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Themes
husband wife relationshipsouthern francerelationship problemsex-husband ex-wife relationship
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