Movie: Love in the Afternoon

Top 10 Billed Cast

Bernard Verley
Bernard Verley

Frédéric

Zouzou
Zouzou

Chloé

Françoise Verley
Françoise Verley

Hélène

Daniel Ceccaldi
Daniel Ceccaldi

Gérard

Malvina Penne
Malvina Penne

Fabienne

Elisabeth Ferrier
Elisabeth Ferrier

Martine

Tina Michelino
Tina Michelino

The Passenger

Jean-Louis Livi
Jean-Louis Livi

The Colleague

Pierre Nunzi
Pierre Nunzi

The Salesman

Irène Skobline
Irène Skobline

The Saleslady

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1972-09-01

  • Average

    7.249

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
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    Français
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