Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Isabelle Huppert | ... | Nelly | |
Gérard Depardieu | ... | Loulou | |
Guy Marchand | ... | André | |
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Humbert Balsan | ... | Michel |
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Bernard Tronczak | ... | Rémy (as Bernard Tronczyk) |
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Christian Boucher | ... | Pierrot |
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Frédérique Cerbonnet | ... | Dominique |
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Jacqueline Dufranne | ... | Mémère |
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Willy Safar | ... | Jean-Louis |
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Agnès Rosier | ... | Cathy |
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Patricia Coulet | ... | Marité |
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Jean-Claude Meilland | ... | Jean-Claude, le gars du casse |
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Patrick Playez | ... | Thomas |
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Gérald Garnier | ... | Lulu |
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Catherine De Guirchitch | ... | Marie-Jo |
Maurice Pialat's portrait of contemporary France mocks prosperity as a substitute for social and sexual revolution. Nelly abandons her bourgeois friends and a steady relationship for the unemployed layabout Loulou, whose charms include focusing his energy into sex. Written by <dbc@star.sr.bham.ac.uk>
Given the exhaustive and thoughtful review by the previous poster, I won't be redundant. This movie contains one of the best lines I've ever heard: As Nelly rides away with LouLou on his motorcycle, Andre poutfully spouts (rough english) "But you can't discuss books with him!"; Nelly replies "I don't discuss books, I read them!".
Priceless.