Malady of Love (1987)
Two physicians, one old and one young, fall in love with the same woman, Juliette, a quixotic hairdresser. First, she is with Raoul, the older one; then passion for Clément, the younger doctor, takes over. Raoul fights back, playing on Clément's guilt and Juliette's lack of self-assurance; then, Clément makes his case to Juliette, abandons his fiancée, and takes her to the provinces where he sets up practice and asks her to have a baby. She panics and abruptly leaves Clément, taking up with Raoul again. When she contracts Hodgkin's disease and the treatment does no good, Raoul believes she has the malady of love. Is there a cure?
Director: Jacques Deray
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Nastassja Kinski as Juliette |
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Jean-Hugues Anglade as Clément Potrel |
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Michel Piccoli as Raoul Bergeron |
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Jean-Claude Brialy as Frédéric |
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Souad Amidou as Farida |
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Jean-Paul Roussillon as Jacques |
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Jean-Luc Porraz as Jean-Luc |
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Sophie d'Aulan as Diane |
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Laurence Fabre as |
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Catherine Jacob as Nurse |
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Michael Goldman as |
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Philippine Pascal as |
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Vincent Solignac as |
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Isabelle Lazard as |
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Philippe Faure as |
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Jacques Décombe as |
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Jeannine Godinas as |
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Ken Starcevic as |
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Viviane Blassel as |
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Jean-Marie Galey as |
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Alain Ollivier as |
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Jack Bérard as |
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Anette Cainero as |
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René-Marie Duluc as |
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Pascale Kalensky as |
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Michel Beaujard as |
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Jean Darie as |
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Marie Rouvray as |
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Gil Lagay as |
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Paillasson as Le chien |
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Nelly Borgeaud as (scenes deleted) |
| Directing | Jacques Deray | Director |
| Camera | Jean-François Robin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Andrzej Żuławski | Story |
| Writing | Danièle Thompson | Writer |
| Production | Marie-Laure Reyre | Producer |
| Editing | Henri Lanoë | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurence Azouvy | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Daniel Chevalier | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Gorne-Achdjian | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine George | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jean-Claude Gallouin | Production Design |
| Art | Patrick Colpaert | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Romano Musumarra | Original Music Composer |