The lovers 1958 in the course of one evening, a bored french housewife meets and falls in love with a young archaeologist. Royal bay full film hd joan crawford diane baker 1963. The camera movements are perfect, the atmosphere it creates is thick and rich, and the way actors move through this dream world makes you think that film language was perfected at this moment in 1958. The first thing that really hits you about the lovers is not its muted color palette, everevocative of a smogsuffused southern california dusk, but its musical score. Her emotionally remote husband is a busy newspaper owner who has little time for his wife, except when he. The lovers was malles second feature film, made when he was only 25 years old. A selfassured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an illfated chain of events. Rent the lovers 1958 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. A lush, romantic through line of melody, performed by a whole orchestra, with passages reminiscent of ravel, debussy, even wagner. Moreaus lover goes down on her, which is bit shocking for 1958, a time when. Po zanru je drama, a protagonistica, ciji lik tumaci jeanne moreau, je supruga bogatog novinskog magnata ciji lik tumaci alain cuny koji je stalno zanemaruje. Jeanne played by jeanne moreau lives in a very lovely house in the french wine country. As a twentysomething, i saw this film with my boyfriend of the time, and as soon as it was over, we rushed home to do it ourselves. Les amants is a 1958 french drama film directed by louis malle which stars jeanne moreau, alain cuny, and jeanmarc bory.
He has joined the marines, despite his fathers protests. Les amants is a 1958 french drama film directed by louis malle and starring jeanne moreau, alain cuny, and jeanmarc bory. The lovers is a film directed by louis malle with jeanne moreau, alain cuny, jeanmarc bory, judith magre, year. Oscar in 1958 film a certain smile nominated, uk 4 sep 1958 16 weeks, norway 7 dec 1958 8 weeks, canada 11 jun 1958 11 weeks, australia 14 of 1958, us billboard 19 jun 1958 14 weeks, brazil 29 of 1959, ukmix 496. Les amants is a much more classical, sensual piece of. Travel guide to filming locations for louis malles 1958 les amants the lovers, around france. The lovers 1958 a film that seemed to trail moral outrage in its wake in the late 1950s, the lovers 1958, les amants is often regarded as an early key title in the french new wave. After screening this film, nico jacobellis, manager of the heights art theater in cleveland heights, ohio, was charged with and. South pacific is a 1958 american romantic musical film based on the 1949 rodgers and hammerstein musical south pacific, which in turn is loosely based on james a. Louis malles 1958 film the lovers les amants is an erudite reimagining of a traditional bodice ripper. The lovers, was a commercial success and established malle and its star, jeanne moreau, in the film industry.
The films lyrical love scenes, tracked with exquisite timing, exhibit malles typically bold and uninhibited treatment of sensual themes. With his followup, the scandalous smash the lovers les amants, he made her a star. French language film about love and loneliness, expertly directed by louis malle. The lovers 1958 leave a reply because i love great films and brahms tonight we are watching les amants 1958, the lovers, starring jeanne moreau and directed by louis malle, who is probably best known for his controversial film pretty baby 1978 featuring brooke shields as a child prostitute in a early 19th century new orleans brothel. Moreau plays a humdrum housewife whose life brightens considerably when she meets a handsome young archeologist jeanmarc bory. Whether it actually fits that classification is up for debate given director louis malles status outside the cahiers du cinma crowd, but it certainly capped off a major year for the filmmaker and star jeanne. The venice film festival took a more liberal stance on the matter. One of the men, nico jeffrey hunter, is a seasoned, decorated sergeant. The lovers les amants furthered the reputations of both director louis malle and star jeanne moreau and also pushed the boundaries of american censorship 1959 vintage to the breaking point. His second film, the lovers, is a movie that feels as if it was made by a master. The sound track consists of a musical score synchronized to movements of the animals. With jeanne moreau, maurice ronet, georges poujouly, yori bertin.
The lovers 1958 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. The lovers gained notoriety upon its first release as the movie with the nude. Micheners 1947 shortstory collection tales of the south pacific. Classic 1958 commercial for jello pudding with johnny. Jeanne moreau, who had made her name with the young director in elevator to the gallows, plays jeanne tournier, a bourgeois housewife stuck in a passionless marriage with a rich newspaper editor, henri alain cuny. Rent the lovers 1958 starring jeanne moreau and alain cuny on dvd and bluray.
Overview of the lovers, 1958, directed by louis malle, with jeanne moreau, jeanmarc bory, judith magre, at turner classic movies. Life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration. The lovers was malles second feature film, made when he was 25 years old. Ljubavnici je francuski crnobijeli igrani film snimljen 1958. Released only a few months after elevator to the gallows, it premiered at the 1958 venice film. The film, a box office hit in france when released theatrically, was highly controversial for its depiction of allegedly obscene material when shown in america. Based on the semiautobiographical 1984 novel by marguerite. The film, directed by joshua logan, stars rossano brazzi, mitzi gaynor, john kerr and ray walston in the leading roles with juanita hall as bloody mary, the part that. Lopera mouffe, agnes varda, 1958 on lovers youtube. Jeanne tournier moreau lives with her husband henri alain cuny and child in a mansion near dijon. With jeanne moreau, alain cuny, jeanmarc bory, judith magre. Saddled with a dull husband and a foolish lover, a woman has an affair with a stranger. The lover, originally released in france as lamant, is a 1992 drama film produced by claude berri and directed by jeanjacques annaud. At the 1958 venice film festival, where it worldpremiered, the movie won the special jury prize.
Why henry had anne boleyn executed the lovers who changed history. Malles controversial film legal case at supreme court. The lovers, louis malle, 1958 the lovers is a film best enjoyed in the manner which one might enjoy a series of paintings in a gallery. Ab teri yaad hai suraiya film miss 1958 1958 music n. Bored with her husband, bored with her poloplaying lover, will the middleaged heroine go away with the young man who gave her a lift that day when her car broke down on the way back to her country. Features the affectionate lions and gossiping monkeys photographed in a zoo near paris. Seeking refuge from this dismal union, she regularly travels from. The film traces the progress of three marines on shore leave during world war ii, in the pacific. Radnja prikazuje kako preko svojih prijatelja slucajno upozna mladog arheologa koga tumaci jeanmarc bory i sa njim. Its most known, however, for the scandal that it caused to rage through conservative france upon its release in november of that year.