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1975 · 105 min · FR · 6.2 (64 votes)
Dir. Joël Séria · Starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Claude Piéplu, Jeanne Goupil, Dolores McDonough, Romain Bouteille, Andréa Ferréol · Music Philippe Sarde
RomanceDramaComedy

Henri Serin, a sales rep in umbrellas who lives in Saumur, is bored with his life. Married to an unloving, uptight wife, who, unlike him, has no interest in sex, he is also rejected by his children. Thus, he spends most of his time travelling from town to town, flirting with women and meeting all kinds of people in the hotels, restaurants, shops and places he visits. He also dabbles in painting, particularly portraits. After his car breaks down as he is driving through Brittany, he meets a rough, foul-mouthed painter who offers him to stay at his house, near Pont-Aven. There, Henri falls in love with Angela, the painter's model and fling, and soon they run off together...

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A quiet, introspective journey of a man seeking connection and beauty amidst a stifling existence. It feels like a sun-drenched, melancholic dream, exploring the bittersweet ache of desire and the allure of artistic escape.

melancholicwistfulsensualyearningslow-burnEuropean art filmcharacter studynaturalisticlyricallonelinessescapismforbidden desireartistic yearning
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