End of Desire(1958)
A one-man woman...and a man of many loves...then...the...
Normandy, second half of the nineteenth century. Jeanne Dandieu lives in a manor house with her parents and their servant Rosalie. She gets to know Julien, a handsome man, whom she soon marries. Her happiness is short-lived as she finds out that not only has Julien married her for her money but he cheats on her as well, with Rosalie to crown it all.
Movie: End of Desire
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Jeanne Dandieu
Julien de Lamare
Rosalie
Monsieur Dandieu
Madame Dandieu
Gilberte
De Fourcheville
Un pêcheur
Ludivine - la servante
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