← ← Back
Movie poster: Shadows of Adultery (1961)
🎬 Movie

Shadows of Adultery

1961 · 95 min Drama
6.1 / 10 · TMDB

Anna, twenty-seven, married to building contractor Eric, refuses to live in his wake. Craving independence, she can exist through the art gallery she runs, but isn’t this occupation a mere wholesome distraction? When she meets Bruno and becomes his lover she thinks she will find fulfillment only to realize that she is just another plaything in a man’s hands.

Watch online

Click to play

📋 Film Details

Original Title La Proie pour l'ombre
Year 1961
Country France
Genre Drama
Director Alexandre Astruc
Runtime 95 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.1/10 (8 votes)

📺 Where to Watch

Checking availability...

🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Alexandre Astruc constructs an intimate drama on the contrast between outward freedom and inner confinement. The director explores the existential anxiety of a 1960s woman through her relationships with three men, relying on sparse interiors and tense dialogue to build a psychological portrait.

What lingers after the viewing is a sense of bitter irony and a question about the price of illusory emancipation. The film's restrained power lies in its unwavering gaze at the traps of bourgeois life. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Alexandre Astruc

🕯️

Best Watched

Watch in a quiet evening setting, immersed in the atmosphere of Parisian salons.

🎭 Cast

🎬 Similar Movies

No streaming sources found

💬 Audience Reviews

Write a Review

Quick rating — tap to vote:

Or write a full review:

0/2000