United States / Oct 01, 1982 / Chicago International Film Festival
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
On the island of Jersey, off the French coast, Mélanie, a beautiful woman gifted with a captivating personality, enjoys having unimportant love affairs that her husband Victor, a perfumer older than her, seems to endure with total indifference.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Dupuis | Philip Cowan |
| Éric Frey | Denis Miller |
| Bernard Freyd | Havermal |
| Maurice Jacquemont | Dr. Franklin |
| Sandrine Kljajic | Marion |
| Jean-Luc Moreau | Joël |
| Bruce Myers | Cameron |
| Sylvie Orcier | Jeanne Miller |
| Robin Renucci | Ralph |
| Amélie Prévost | Marie Valette |
| Pierre Vial | Judge |
Genres
DramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Eaux profondes |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Eléfilm, Gaumont, Hamster Productions, France 3 |
| Release date | 16 dicembre 1981 |
| Writer | Patricia Highsmith, Michel Deville, Florence Delay, Christopher Frank |
| Editing | Raymonde Guyot |
| Cinematography | Claude Lecomte |
| Assistant directors | Valérie Othnin-Girard, Rosalinde Deville, Michel Deville, Martine Revert |
| Lighting | Christian Magis, Claude Rouxel, Gilles Rousseau |
| Camera operators | Claude Lecomte |
| Additional photography | Claude Lecomte |
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| Production design | Didier Massari |
| Art direction | Didier Massari |
| Set decoration | Didier Massari |
| Music | Jean Schwarz, Quentin Damamme, Manuel de Falla, Joël Beldent, Gilles Ortion, Charles Dutoit, André Naudin, André Hervée |
| Sound | Joël Beldent, Gilles Ortion, Jean Schwarz, Charles Dutoit, André Naudin, André Hervée, Quentin Damamme, Manuel de Falla |
| Costume design | Rosalinde Deville, Paul Le Marinel, Ludovic Paris, Patricia Desrousseaux |
| Makeup | Paul Le Marinel, Ludovic Paris, Rosalinde Deville, Patricia Desrousseaux |
| Hairstyling | Paul Le Marinel, Ludovic Paris, Rosalinde Deville, Patricia Desrousseaux |
Release dates
Premiere
Norway / Jan 20, 2023 / Tromsø International Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Dec 16, 1981
Physical media
Czechia / Mar 01, 1993
Germany / Jan 14, 2022 / 16
TV
Italy / Sep 15, 1986 / RAI 2
Japan / Oct 18, 2017
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