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Where can I stream The Third Lover?
In the United States, The Third Lover is free with ads on Kanopy. It also streams in 23 other countries.
Summary
On a work assignment in Germany, failed journalist Albin crosses paths with Andreas, a successful writer, and his wife Hélène, who quickly becomes the apple of Albin’s eye. While Andreas is off on a business trip, Albin tries to seduce Hélèn and, eventually, take over Andreas’ life.
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- Directed by
- Claude Chabrol
- Written by
- Claude Chabrol, Paul Gégauff, Martial Matthieu
- Produced by
- Georges de Beauregard, Carlo Ponti
- Music by
- Pierre Jansen
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Facts
May 2, 1962 · 1 h 20 min · Sexual Content
- Released
- May 2, 1962
- Runtime
- 1 h 20 min
- Content
- Sexual Content
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- French
- Also spoken
- German
- Made in
- Italy, France
- Available in
- 30 countries
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Questions about The Third Lover
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Is The Third Lover worth watching?
69
GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69 (IMDb 7 and Letterboxd 3.8 out of 5).
Will I feel good after watching The Third Lover?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.
Is The Third Lover plot-driven or character-driven?
CharactersPlot
Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
Is The Third Lover in English?
FrenchGerman
No, it was made in French, with some German.