Summary
Claire de La Tour Picquet shares her life between her husband, the successful novelist William Brandeis, and her lover, Jacques Lalouet, William's publisher. Then she discovers that her lover has a mistress, Charlie, who is also that of her husband...
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 48
Letterboxd · 225 ratings3.0/5
IMDb4.3
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for comedies, +7 min on the typical 100
typical 100107Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1976
June 23, 1976
50 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
- France
Germany
Italy
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 24 more35 people
- Bruce DernWilliam
- Stéphane AudranClaire
- Sydne RomeNathalie
- Jean-Pierre CasselJacques
- Ann-MargretCharlie
- Maria SchellGretel
- Francis PerrinRobert Sartre
- Sybil DanningSecretary
Yvonne GaudeauClaire's Mother
Charles AznavourDr. Lartigue
Curd JürgensJeweler
Tomas MilianDetective- RTRoland Travers1st Guest
Jean Lanier2nd Guest- ABA. Berkov3rd Guest
- RMR.J. Mayar4th Guest
Jean-Marie BernicatLe Libraire
Dominique ZardiL'automobiliste
Isabelle MercantonL'aubergine- JVJean-François VillemerLe Pompier
Henri AttalUn consommateur- MKMichèle KornbluhLa petite fille de Charlie
Jean-Marie ArnouxL'Epicier
Jean Cherlian1er Agent
Directing · 1
- Claude Chabrol Director, Screenplay
Writing · 4
- Norman Enfield Screenplay
- Lucie Faure Novel
- Maria Pia Fusco Adaptation
- Ennio De Concini Adaptation
Production · 3
- Pierre Spengler Producer
- Ilya Salkind Producer
- Artur Brauner Co-Producer
Camera · 4
- Jean Rabier Director of Photography
- Roger Robert Key Grip
- Yves Agostini Camera Operator
- Georges Pierre Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Monique Fardoulis Editor
Sound · 1
- Manuel De Sica Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Maurice Sergent Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Karl Lagerfeld Costume Design
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