Anatomy of a Marriage (1964)
"Françoise ou La vie conjugale" (original title)

Director:

André Cayatte

Writers:

Maurice Aubergé (collaboration), André Cayatte (screenplay),

Stars:

Marie-José Nat, Jacques Charrier, Michel Subor

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marie-José Nat	...	Françoise Dubreuil
Jacques Charrier	...	Jean-Marc Dubreuil
Michel Subor	...	Roger
Macha Méril	...	Nicole
Alfred Adam	...	Fernand Aubry
Giani Esposito	...	Ettore
Jacques Monod	...	Rouquier
Yves Vincent	...	Granjouan
Blanchette Brunoy	...	Suzanne Aubry
Jacqueline Porel	...	Line
Jean-Henri Chambois	...	Le président
Rosita Fernández	...	La bonne (as Rosita Fernandez)
Anne Caprile	...	Mme Monier
Yvan Chiffre	...	Christian
Jean Léon

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France Italy West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

31 January 1964 (France)

Also Known As:

Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films Borderie, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC), Terra Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited from Anatomy of a Marriage (1964)

User Reviews

When two different stories are both true! A unique film.

This movie is from my parents' generation, yet it is still interesting to watch now, even in black-and-white. The psychological situations the characters go through are common to many families.

What is great about this film is its two parts - two sides of the same story. The first is through the husband's eyes, and the second one is through the wife's. Some episodes are found only in one part, for example, the husband didn't know the temptations his wife resisted when a rich businessman and other men were pursuing her. Most episodes are the same in both parts, except different events happen in them, depending on the two people's perceptions. That's what I loved the most - the spouses or the script can't lie to viewers, but the events are different between the two parts of the movie. I still wonder who actually left the room first and slammed the door when they broke apart. :) He remembers that she did, and she remembers that he did...

The first part to watch is his story, then her story because the latter elaborates on the final outcome, which his part made quite brief. I also think this is the order the film is supposed to be. I've watched it this way as a single film, and the English titles in IMDB are numbered correctly.

I hope to find this film in the U.S., as I watched it on cable TV in Ukraine in 2000.