Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon

1972 · 97 min · FR · 7.3 (227 votes)
Dir. Éric Rohmer · Starring Bernard Verley, Zouzou, Françoise Verley, Daniel Ceccaldi, Malvina Penne, Elisabeth Ferrier · Music Arié Dzierlatka · Six Moral Tales
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Successful Parisian lawyer Frédéric is happily married to schoolteacher Hélène. Though he daydreams of affairs with other women, he doesn't come close to acting on such thoughts until he runs into Chloé, a beautiful old acquaintance. Tempted by the vibrant Chloé, Frédéric is torn between impulsive lust and his love for Hélène.

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A cool, intellectual Parisian romance. It feels like eavesdropping on sophisticated conversations about desire and duty, wrapped in a hazy, sun-drenched afternoon. Witty, yet tinged with a quiet melancholy.

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