Synopsis
Louis Malle unveiled the natural beauty of Jeanne Moreau in his breakthrough, Elevator to the Gallows. With his follow-up, the scandalous smash The Lovers (Les amants), he made her a star once and for all. A deeply felt and luxuriously filmed fairy tale for grown-ups, perched on the edge between classical and New Wave cinemas, The Lovers presents Moreau as a restless bourgeois wife whose eye wanders from both her husband and her lover to an attractive passing stranger (Jean-Marc Bory). Thanks to its frank sexuality, The Lovers caused quite a stir, being censored and attacked for obscenity around the world. If today its shock has worn off, its glistening sensuality and seductive storytelling haven’t aged a day.
Cast
| Jeanne Tournier | Jeanne Moreau |
| Henri Tournier | Alain Cuny |
| Bernard Dubois-Lambert | Jean-Marc Bory |
| Maggy Thiébaut-Leroy | Judith Magre |
| Raoul Florès | José Luis de Villalonga |
Credits
| Director | Louis Malle |
| Screenplay | Louis Malle |
| Cinematography | Henri Decaë |
| Producer | Irénée Leriche |
| Dialogue | Louise de Vilmorin |
| Inspired by "Point de lendemain" by | Dominique-Vivant Denon |
| Editing | Léonide Azar |
Disc Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer of the complete, uncensored version
- Selection of archival interviews with Louis Malle, actors Jeanne Moreau and José Luis de Villalonga, and writer Louise de Vilmorin
- Gallery of promotional material from the U.S. theatrical release
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by film historian Ginette Vincendeau
From the Current
The Lovers: Succès de scandale
by May 12, 2008When it came out in November 1958, The Lovers scandalized conservative France, just as it had outraged Catholic Italy at the Venice Film Festival two . . .
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