The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Meant to be a psychological study of a dysfunctional couple and an equally unbalanced maid, this slow-paced, murky melodrama stars Michele Morgan and Robert Hossein as Thelma and Jess, two Americans who move into a down-at-the-heels Paris neighborhood. The couple is still suffering from the loss of their only son in an automobile accident that happened some time in the distant past. Thelma tends to drown her sorrows in alcohol, while Jess is introspected and morose. After they hire a maid to help out with the housework, she falls for the taciturn Jess. Her interest seems to be only a simple attraction, yet appearances, as it turns out, are deceiving.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert HosseinDirector
- Robert HosseinScreenplay
- André HosseinOriginal Music Composer
- Frédéric DardScreenplay
Cast
- Michèle MorganThelma Rooland
- Robert HosseinJess Rooland
- Olivier HussenotArthur Martin
- Jacqueline MoraneAdeline Martin
- Perrette PradierLouise Martin
- Paul BiscigliaCast
- Barbara BrandtCast
- Ivan DominiqueCast
- Jacqueline FontelCast
- Cady MullerCast
- Roland MonkCast
- Kate NoelleCast