The Season for Love
| The Season for Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Pierre Kast |
| Written by | Alain Aptekman Pierre Kast |
| Produced by | Clara D'Ovar Peter Oser |
| Starring | Françoise Arnoul Daniel Gélin Pierre Vaneck |
| Cinematography | Sacha Vierny |
| Edited by | Yannick Bellon |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
Production company | Jad Films |
| Distributed by | Cocinor |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Season for Love (French: La morte-saison des amours) is a 1961 French comedy drama film directed by Pierre Kast and starring Françoise Arnoul, Daniel Gélin and Pierre Vaneck.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Saulnier.[3] New Wave in style, it was shot primarily on location around Chaux and Arbois and particularly at the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans in eastern France.
Synopsis
Geneviève has married the writer Sylvain and moved to he countryside with him while he writes his new novel. There they encounter Françoise and Jacques, a much more extrovert couple.
Cast
- Françoise Arnoul as Geneviève
- Daniel Gélin as Jacques Saint-Ford
- Pierre Vaneck as Sylvain
- Françoise Prévost as Françoise
- Alexandra Stewart as Sandra
- Anne-Marie Baumann as Anne-Marie
- Michèle Verez as Michèle
- Ursula Kubler as Ursula
References
- ^ Sellier p.74
- ^ Durgnat p.150
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/2435/la-morte-saison-des-amours
Bibliography
- Durgnat, Raymond. Sexual Alienation in the Cinema. Studio Vista, 1972.
- Sellier, Geneviève. Masculine Singular: French New Wave Cinema. Duke University Press, 2008.