The Unfaithful Wife

The Unfaithful Wife

1969 · 94 min · FR · R · 6.9 (156 votes)
Dir. Claude Chabrol · Starring Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Maurice Ronet, Louise Rioton, Henri Marteau, François Moro-Giafferi · Music Pierre Jansen

“A psycho-sexual study in murder!”

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A man begins to believe his wife is cheating on him.

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A suffocating Parisian atmosphere breeds suspicion and despair. The film's steady gaze captures the slow unraveling of trust, painting a bleak portrait of marital decay and obsessive paranoia within the gilded cage of the bourgeoisie.

suspensefulclaustrophobicmelancholicdisillusionedsteadyEuropean arthousepsychological dramaperiod pieceinfidelityparanoiabourgeoisie ennuijealousy
husband wife relationshipparis, francedeceived husbandbourgeoisieextramarital affairsuspicion of adulteryadulterous wife
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