Love in the Afternoon

Original title: L'Amour l'après-midi

7.2
Moderate
1972•1h 37m

Directed by

Overview

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.

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Bernard Verley - Frédéric in Love in the Afternoon

Bernard Verley

Frédéric

Zouzou - Chloé in Love in the Afternoon

Zouzou

Chloé

Françoise Verley - Hélène in Love in the Afternoon

Françoise Verley

Hélène

Daniel Ceccaldi - Gérard in Love in the Afternoon

Daniel Ceccaldi

Gérard

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Malvina Penne

Fabienne

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Elisabeth Ferrier

Martine

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Tina Michelino

The Passenger

Jean-Louis Livi - The Colleague in Love in the Afternoon

Jean-Louis Livi

The Colleague

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7.2
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6.35
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Movie Info

Release Date

September 1, 1972

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama, Romance

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