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Bernard Verley | ... |
Frédéric
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Françoise Verley | ... |
Hélène
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Gérard
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Malvina Penne | ... |
Fabienne
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Elisabeth Ferrier | ... |
Martine
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Tina Michelino | ... |
The Passenger
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Jean-Louis Livi | ... |
The Colleague
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Pierre Nunzi | ... |
The Salesman
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Irène Skobline | ... |
The Saleslady
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Frédérique Hender | ... |
Mme. M.
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Claude-Jean Philippe | ... |
Mr. M.
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Silvia Badescu | ... |
The Female Student
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Claude Bertrand | ... |
The Male Student
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Sylvaine Charlet | ... |
The Landlady
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The last of Rohmer's Six Moral Tales. Frederic leads a bourgeois life; he is a partner in a small Paris office and is happily married to Helene, a teacher expecting her second child. In the afternoons, Frederic daydreams about other women, but has no intention of taking any action. One day, Chloe, who had been a mistress of an old friend, begins dropping by his office. They meet as friends, irregularly in the afternoons, till eventually Chloe decides to seduce Frederic, causing him a moral dilemma. Written by Will Gilbert
Great film by Rohmer. Another one that puts moral dilemma to the "grand jour". Emotions, feelings, passion, love: those are the ingredients so dearly associated to Rohmer. He explores human fallibility by telling us the story of Frédéric (Bernard Verley). He's married to Hélène (Françoise Verley), but along the way comes Chloé (Zouzou). Will he let go to temptation?
Like other movies from Rohmer, "L'Amour l'après-midi" is presented like a book. It's a great combination of cinematic and literary experience.
Out of 100, I give it 84. That's good for *** out of ****.
Seen at home, in Toronto, on November 18th, 2002.