The Lovers

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The Lovers is a 1958 French romantic drama film directed by Louis Malle and starring Jeanne Moreau, noted for its sensual style and its role in challenging film censorship standards.

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The Lovers canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn work by Louise de Vilmorin ⓘ
censorshipHistory subject of obscenity case in the United States ⓘ
cinematographyBy Henri Decaë ⓘ
colorProcess black-and-white ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
criticalReception controversial on release ⓘ
praised for Jeanne Moreau's performance ⓘ
praised for direction by Louis Malle ⓘ
director Louis Malle ⓘ
distributedBy Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France ⓘ
era postwar French cinema ⓘ
featuresCharacter Bernard Dubois-Lambert ⓘ
Henri Tournier ⓘ
Jeanne Tournier ⓘ
filmMovement French New Wave-adjacent ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
romantic film ⓘ
hasFilmRatingControversy obscenity accusations in the United States ⓘ
leadPerformanceBy Jeanne Moreau ⓘ
legalCase Jacobellis v. Ohio ⓘ
legalSignificance U.S. Supreme Court decision on obscenity and free speech ⓘ
musicBy Brahms ⓘ
linked to: Johannes Brahms

Mozart ⓘ
Schubert ⓘ
linked to: Franz Schubert
narrativeFocus adulterous love affair ⓘ
notableFor challenge to film censorship standards ⓘ
explicit depiction of female sexuality ⓘ
sensual style ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
productionCompany Nouvelles Éditions de Films ⓘ
releaseYear 1958 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 90 ⓘ
screenwriter Louis Malle ⓘ
Louise de Vilmorin ⓘ
setIn Burgundy ⓘ
Dijon ⓘ
starring Jean-Marc Bory ⓘ
Jeanne Moreau ⓘ
José Luis de Vilallonga ⓘ
Judith Magre ⓘ
theme adultery ⓘ
bourgeois society ⓘ
female desire ⓘ
marital dissatisfaction ⓘ

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Jeanne Moreau → notableWork → The Lovers ⓘ
Louis Malle → notableWork → The Lovers ⓘ
Louis Malle → directed → The Lovers ⓘ