My Night at Maud's (1969)
The Catholic Jean-Louis runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal, in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas. Vidal introduces Jean-Louis to the modestly libertine, recently divorced Maud and the three engage in conversation on religion, atheism, love, morality and Blaise Pascal's life and writings on philosophy, faith and mathematics. Jean-Louis ends up spending a night at Maud's. Jean-Louis' Catholic views on marriage, fidelity and obligation make his situation a dilemma, as he has already, at the very beginning of the film, proclaimed his love for a young woman whom, however, he has never yet spoken to.
Director: Éric Rohmer
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Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Louis |
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Françoise Fabian as Maud |
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Marie-Christine Barrault as Françoise |
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Antoine Vitez as Vidal |
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Leonid Kogan as Concert Violinist |
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Guy Léger as Priest |
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Anne Dubot as Blonde Friend |
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Marie Becker as Marie (uncredited) |
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Marie-Claude Rauzier as Student (uncredited) |
| Directing | Éric Rohmer | Director |
| Writing | Éric Rohmer | Writer |
| Camera | Néstor Almendros | Director of Photography |
| Production | Pierre Cottrell | Producer |
| Production | Barbet Schroeder | Producer |
| Editing | Cécile Decugis | Editor |
| Art | Nicole Rachline | Production Design |
| Production | Alfred de Graff | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jacques Maumont | Sound |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Ruh | Sound |
| Sound | Alain Sempé | Sound Assistant |
| Camera | Jean-Claude Gasché | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Emmanuel Machuel | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Philippe Rousselot | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Christine Lecouvette | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Pierre Grimberg | Production Assistant |