César and Rosalie (1972)
"César et Rosalie" (original title)

Rosalie is amicably divorced, dividing her time between her mother's house, with her siblings and small daughter, and César's. He's self made, a scrap iron king, outgoing, amiable, in love ... See full summary »

Director:

Claude Sautet

Writers:

Jean-Loup Dabadie (scenario), Claude Sautet (scenario),

Stars:

Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Sami Frey

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yves Montand	...	Cesar
Romy Schneider	...	Rosalie
Sami Frey	...	David
Bernard Le Coq	...	Michel
Eva Maria Meineke	...	Lucie Artigues (as Eva-Maria Meineke)
Henri-Jacques Huet	...	Marcel
Isabelle Huppert	...	Marite
Gisela Hahn	...	Carla
Betty Beckers	...	Madeleine
Hervé Sand	...	Georges
Jacques Dhéry	...	Henri Harrieu
Pippo Merisi	...	Albert
Carlo Nell	...	Jérôme
Carole Lixon	...	Louise
Dimitri Petricenko	...	Simon

Storyline

Rosalie is amicably divorced, dividing her time between her mother's house, with her siblings and small daughter, and César's. He's self made, a scrap iron king, outgoing, amiable, in love with her. Enter David, an artist and Rosalie's flame before her marriage. In a quiet, brooding way, he seeks to reclaim Rosalie. César's jealous outbursts and attempts at cunning backfire and send Rosalie into David's arms. César keeps trying: he buys Rosalie's childhood seaside vacation home as a gift, wins her back, then must ask David to join them so Rosalie will be happy. When Rosalie discovers César and David's complicity, she again asserts her freedom, leaving the men alone together.

---

Plot Keywords:

love | leaving | artist | copper | cartoonist | 

---

Taglines:

Would you do as Rosalie did?

---

Genres:

Drama | Romance

---

Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

France Italy West Germany

Language:

French

Release Date:

27 October 1972 (France)

Also Known As:

César and Rosalie

Filming Locations:

Beaugency, Loiret, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fildebroc, Mega Film, Paramount-Orion Filmproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French visa # 39678.

---

Connections

Featured in Claude Sautet or the Invisible Magic (2003)

---

Soundtracks

"Rosalie est partie"
Composed by Vincent Scotto
Lyrics by Georges Koger and Léon Raiter
Editions Sylvain raiter

User Reviews

Claude Sautet's most beautiful film with a distribution of high quality.

Two opposite men of character quarrel the love of a woman, who doe not manage to choose among both. A harmless intrigue, transcent by Claude Sautet's stage setting, which brews humor and emotion, the dialogues chiselled by Jean-Loup Dabadie and a magnificent trio of actors.