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Movie poster: Love in the Afternoon (1972)
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Love in the Afternoon

1972 · 97 min Drama Romance
7.3 / 10 · TMDB

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.

📋 Film Details

Original Title L'Amour l'après-midi
Year 1972
Country France
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Éric Rohmer
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.3/10 (210 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Éric Rohmer

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Bernard Verley

Bernard Verley

Frédéric

Zouzou

Zouzou

Chloé

Françoise Verley

Françoise Verley

Hélène

Daniel Ceccaldi

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

Jean-Louis Livi

The Colleague

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Pierre Nunzi

The Salesman

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Irène Skobline

The Saleslady

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