Seven Days... Seven Nights (1960)

Moderato cantabile (original title)

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A wealthy, bored woman witnesses a murder in affection and meets another witness. She asks him about the history of the victim and falls in love with him.

Director:

Peter Brook

Writers:

Marguerite Duras, Marguerite Duras, Gérard Jarlot

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Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.
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Jeanne Moreau	...	Anne Desbarèdes
Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Chauvin
Pascale de Boysson	...	Bar's Owner
Jean Deschamps	...	M. Desbarèdes
Didier Haudepin	...	Pierre
Colette Régis	...	Miss Giraud
Valeric Dobuzinsky	...	Assassin (as Valéric)

Directed by

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Peter Brook

Written by

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Marguerite Duras	...	(novel)

Marguerite Duras	...	(adaptation) &
Gérard Jarlot	...	(adaptation)

Produced by

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Raoul Lévy

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producer (as Raoul J. Lévy)

Cinematography by

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Armand Thirard

Editing by

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Albert Jurgenson

Production Design by

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Robert André

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(as R. André)

Makeup Department

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Jean Paul Ulysse

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makeup artist (as J.P. Ulysse)

Production Management

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Roger Debelmas	...	production manager
Lucien Lippens	...	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Serge Vallin

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assistant director

Sound Department

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William Robert Sivel

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sound

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Les Films Paramount (1960) (France) (theatrical) (as Paramount)
Mondial Films (1960) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Towa. (1961) (Japan) (theatrical)
Filmimport A/S (1961) (Norway) (theatrical)
Royal Films International (1964) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
StudioCanal (2009) (France) (DVD)
Bavaria-Filmverleih (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Talma Filmes (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2018) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
Colosseo-Film (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
Compass Film (1960) (World-wide)
Faso Film (2019) (World-wide)
NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
Universal Pictures (2008) (Japan) (DVD)

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LAX Lab.

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Éditions de Minuit (book publisher)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	murder love murder-by-strangling unhappy-wife seaside-town See All (30) »
Genres	Drama Romance
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Certification	Argentina:18 Norway:16 United Kingdom:A West Germany:16

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Also Known As	Moderato cantabile - Storia di uno strano amore (Italy) Seven Days... Seven Nights (New Zealand, English title) Seven Days... Seven Nights (South Africa, English title) Seven Days... Seven Nights (United States) Seven Days... Seven Nights (Canada, English title) See more »
Runtime	91 min
Country	France Italy
Language	French
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Blaye, Gironde, France See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	According to biographer Olivier Todd, Peter Brook offered writer Albert Camus an acting job in Moderato cantabile. Camus died in a car accident before he could take it. See more »
Goofs	In original release copies the title card read "Moderato contabile", but they were not retired from circulation. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Jeanne Moreau: A Bombshell in Disguise (2008). See more »
Soundtracks	Sonatine nº 8 - Andantino See more »
Quotes	Anne Desbarèdes: Try to remember: Moderato means gently - it's nearly the same - and Cantabile means melodiously. It's easy. See more »

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