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The House of Lovers

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Original title

Pot-Bouille

Year

1957

Running time

115 min.

Country

France

Director

Julien Duvivier

Screenwriter

Julien Duvivier, Léo Joannon, Henri Jeanson. Novel: Émile Zola

Cast

Music

Jean Wiener

Cinematography

Michel Kelber (B&W)

Producer

Co-production France-Italy;

Paris Film Production, Panitalia. Producer: Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim

Genre

Drama | 19th Century

Movie Groups

Émile Zola Adaptations

Synopsis

Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital. His first attempts are not too successful though as he is rebuffed by Valérie Vabre, the neurotic wife of the landlord of the block of flats he is accommodated in. As for the affair he starts with Caroline Hédouin, the married owner of "Au Bonheur des Dames", the shop where he works, the least we can say is that it lacks passion. But he does seduce Berthe, a girl he refused to marry when her mother tried to force her on him, now that she is married with another. He will finally achieve his end when Caroline, now widowed and needing a man to help her manage her business, asks him... to marry her!

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The House of Lovers

1957

Julien Duvivier

6.8

(48)