Mourir d'aimer (1971)

Director:

André Cayatte

Writers:

André Cayatte, Pierre Dumayet,

Stars:

Annie Girardot, Bruno Pradal, Claude Cerval

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Annie Girardot	...	Danièle Guénot
Bruno Pradal	...	Gérard Leguen
Claude Cerval	...	Le juge d'instruction
Jean Bouise	...	Le juge des mineurs
Jean-Paul Moulinot	...	M. Guénot
Yves Barsacq	...	L'ami
Marie-Hélène Breillat	...	'Le Serpent'
Edith Loria	...	Renée
Jacques Marin	...	Le correspondant
Monique Mélinand	...	Mme Leguen
Raymond Meunier	...	L'avocat de Danièle
Maurice Nasil	...	Le professeur
Marcelle Ranson-Hervé	...	Mme Jaias, la voisine (as Marcelle Ranson)
André Reybaz	...	Le proviseur
Marianik Revillon	...	Cécile (as Mariannik Revillon)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

abusive father | rebellious son | boarding school | psychiatric treatment | corrupting a minor | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French

Release Date:

20 January 1971 (France)

Also Known As:

To Die of Love

Filming Locations:

Cluses, Haute-Savoie, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cobra, Franco London Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The second highest grossing movie in France of its year.

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Connections

Referenced in Mesrine (1984)

User Reviews

The Gabrielle Russier affair.

Immediate background:During the events of May 1968,Gabrielle Russier , a lit teacher ,fell in love with one of her students .His parents brought proceedings against her and she ended up in jail on a corruption of a minor charge.Out of despair,she committed suicide."L'affaire Gabrielle Russier "in the late sixties became a much debated subject :even such politicians as the late Georges Pompidou referred to it.

Enter André Cayatte ....

who was championing any cause going:from euthanasia to miscarriages of justice to death penalty .Gabrielle Russier's story was tailor made for him.And Annie Girardot was the ideal actress.

Girardot agreed and the movie was made.She was very convincing and managed to transcend Cayatte's academic direction.Charles Aznavour sang the title song.