My Night at Maud's
RomanceComedyDrama
Devout Roman Catholic Jean-Louis subscribes to an austere moral code influenced by the philosophy of 17th-century physicist Blaise Pascal. When he spots a pretty girl at church, he promises to one day marry her. But then an old friend introduces him to alluring divorcee Maud. After a conversation about love and credo, the chaste Jean-Louis spends the night at Maud's, conflicted about his desires.
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A sharp, witty battle of wits unfolds over a Christmas Eve. It's a cerebral dance between faith and reason, love and logic, wrapped in the cozy, conversational style of French cinema.
intellectualwittycontemplativecharmingsteadydialogue-drivenarthousephilosophicalFrench New Wavefaithreasonlovemorality
francephilosophybachelormathematicsmathematical theoremengineerlovereligionmoralityblack and whitedivorceecatholicdevoutroman catholic churchold friendsethicschristmastime
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