The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers

The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers

Year: 1989

Runtime: 117 mins

Language: French

Director: Pascal Thomas

DramaComedy

During the summer holidays, a group of women stay in Paris while their husbands and children vacation on the sunny island of Ré. The women—wives, frustrated spinsters and teenagers—use their newfound freedom to sort out their love lives, and the men pursue earthy desires with equal zeal. The children seem the only ones who can rise above the childish summer frenzy.

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