My Night at Maud's (1969)
Directed by Éric Rohmer
Genres - Romance, Drama, Comedy, Spirituality & Philosophy |
Sub-Genres - Comedy of Manners, Romantic Drama |
Release Date - May 15, 1969 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - France |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Keith Phipps
The "my" in My Night At Maud's belongs to the protagonist played by Jean-Louis Trintignant, a Catholic engineer whose struggle with his faith is renewed when he falls instantly in love with a woman he's never met (Marie-Christine Barrault) while attending mass. A chance meeting with an amoral old friend (Antoine Vitez) the same night places him in a potentially compromising situation when he's forced to spend the night with Vitez's alluring acquaintance Maude (Françoise Fabian), a sophisticated woman who challenges Trintignant's belief through intellectual and fleshly means.
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Keywords
bad-woman, dilemma, diner, divorce, engineering, extramarital-affair, France, infatuation, love, marriage, mistress, morals, purity, romance, seduction, snowstorm
Attributes
High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance