Mélo (1986) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Mélo
Year
1986
Running time
106 min.
Country
France
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Synopsis
In Paris in the 1920s, a concert violinist meets and falls in love with a stylish young flapper who's the wife of an old friend. Romaine instigates the affair with Marcel, and carries it forward even as her husband, Pierre, falls ill. She may even be purposely giving Pierre a treatment that adds to his misery. After Marcel returns from a concert tour and Romaine stoops to a new low in abandoning Pierre for an assignation, she reconsiders the affair and takes a drastic step. Three years later, Pierre pays Marcel a visit to demand the truth. Will the jealous and aggrieved Marcel manage a convincing performance? Written by jhailey
Awards
1986: César Awards: 2 Awards. 8 Nominations including Best Film
1986: David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Actress (Sabine Azéma)
Critics' reviews
- "Resnais invests the original meaning of 'melodrama' with exceptional beauty and power, cutting and moving his camera with impeccable dramatic logic to give their performances maximum voltage."
- "Alain Resnais revealed the wistful sentimentalist behind the formalist pathfinder of Hiroshima Mon Amour and Muriel."
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