The Lovers

The Lovers

Year: 1958

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: French

Director: Louis Malle

DramaRomanceMoving relationship storiesErotic relationships and desirePassion and romance

She seizes a defining moment, convinced nothing else matters. A shallow, provincial wife feels her marriage to a preoccupied husband unravel as she becomes consumed by romantic notions of love, driving her to seek escape toward Paris and the surrounding country wilderness.

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