Goodbye Again (1961)

In this adaptation of Françoise Sagan's best selling novel, Paula is a beautiful and highly successful 40-year-old businesswoman. She is deeply in love with Roger, her mature consort of ... See full summary »

Director:

Anatole Litvak

Writers:

Françoise Sagan (novel), Samuel A. Taylor (screenplay)

Stars:

Ingrid Bergman, Yves Montand, Anthony Perkins

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ingrid Bergman	...	Paula Tessier
Yves Montand	...	Roger Demarest
Anthony Perkins	...	Philip Van der Besh
Jessie Royce Landis	...	Mrs. Van der Besh
Pierre Dux	...	Maître Fleury
Jocelyn Lane	...	First Maisie (as Jackie Lane)
Jean Clarke	...	Second Maisie
Michèle Mercier	...	Third Maisie (as Michele Mercier)
Alison Leggatt	...	Alice
Uta Taeger	...	Gaby
David Horne	...	Queen's Counsel
Peter Bull	...	Client
André Randall	...	Mr. Steiner (as Andre Randall)
Diahann Carroll	...	Night Club Singer

Storyline

In this adaptation of Françoise Sagan's best selling novel, Paula is a beautiful and highly successful 40-year-old businesswoman. She is deeply in love with Roger, her mature consort of five years. Roger is a very charming gallant who loves Paula but is too selfish to give up his freedom to be promiscuous. When Paula meets Phillip, the 24-year-old immature lawyer son of one of her rich clients, he falls hopelessly in love with the glamorous, sympathetic older woman and insists that the age difference will be no barrier to a romance. Paula resists the young man's persistent advances, but she finally succumbs when Roger initiates yet another affair with one of his young Maisies. An affair begins, and society does not approve.

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Plot Keywords:

businesswoman | unmarried woman | record player | woman living alone | listening to classical music | 

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Taglines:

This is how love is...and always will be...

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1961 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Time on Her Hands

Filming Locations:

Studios de Boulogne-Billancourt/SFP - 2 Rue de Silly, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Argus Film, Mercury Productions (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Phillip's line, "All's for the best in this best of all possible worlds", is from "Candide" by Voltaire.

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Soundtracks

"Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto"
Written by Johannes Brahms

User Reviews

Should Be Mandatory Viewing For Girls Coming of Age

Wow! what a film! I cannot believe I never saw this movie until this evening.

Great performances by all. The script is perfect in my opinion. The cinematography by Armand Thirard is simply beautiful; giving a real Parisian early 60's Be-Bop nuance. Auric's film score is great. Ingrid is in excellent acting form & stunning. Yves plays his character very close to the vest which is exactly how this kind of personality needs to be played. Diahann Carroll is so beautiful & cool as the nightclub singer. Jessie Royce Landis is wonderful as Perkins' mother. I've only seen Anthony Perkins in 3 other films & he in my opinion is always excellent. He was obviously a very intuitive actor & so very gorgeous & I think his incredible looks may have hampered others from seeing his incredible acting talents.

What else can I say without giving away this magnificent story? A must see for all young girls. The ending scene is so moving I couldn't even cry although I understand why so many other viewers wrote that this is a movie where you need to have plenty of tissues handy. It was a shocking film for me to watch on so many levels because it offered exactly what you expected & then it didn't - too true to life in a most poignant way. Heart wrenching - a definite must see.