United States / Sep 29, 1972 / New York Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jean-Louis Livi | The Colleague |
| Pierre Nunzi | The Salesman |
| Irène Skobline | The Saleslady |
| Frédérique Hender | Mme. M. |
| Claude-Jean Philippe | Mr. M. |
| Silvia Bădescu | The Female Student |
| Claude Bertrand | The Male Student |
| Sylvaine Charlet | The Landlady |
| Danièle Malat | The Customer |
| Suze Randall | The Au Pair |
| Françoise Fabian | Dream Sequence |
| Marie-Christine Barrault | Dream Sequence |
| Haydée Politoff | Dream Sequence |
| Aurora Cornu | Dream Sequence |
| Laurence de Monaghan | Dream Sequence |
| Béatrice Romand | Dream Sequence |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Amour l'après-midi |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Films du Losange |
| Release date | 1 settembre 1972 |
| Production | Barbet Schroeder, Pierre Cottrell |
| Writer | Éric Rohmer |
| Editing | Cécile Decugis, Martine Kalfon |
| Cinematography | Néstor Almendros, Bernard Prim, Jean-Claude Rivière, Philippe Rousselot |
| Assistant directors | Claude Bertrand, Claudine Guillemin, Lorraine Santoni, Éric Rohmer |
| Lighting | Fernand Coquet |
| Camera operators | Néstor Almendros, Bernard Prim, Jean-Claude Rivière, Philippe Rousselot |
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| Additional photography | Néstor Almendros, Bernard Prim, Jean-Claude Rivière, Philippe Rousselot |
| Production design | Nicole Rachline |
| Art direction | Nicole Rachline |
| Set decoration | Nicole Rachline |
| Music | Arié Dzierlatka, Jacques Carrère, Jean-Pierre Ruh, Michel Laurent |
| Sound | Arié Dzierlatka, Jacques Carrère, Jean-Pierre Ruh, Michel Laurent |
| Costume design | Daniel Hechter, Karl Moisant |
| Makeup | Daniel Hechter, Karl Moisant |
| Hairstyling | Daniel Hechter, Karl Moisant |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Sep 01, 1972 / TP / Visa CNC 40004
Brazil / Sep 24, 2004 / São Paulo
TV
Germany / Apr 08, 1973 / 12 / TV Premiere
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