Five Day Lover

Plot

Claire (Jean Seberg), a young Englishwoman, lives in Paris with her staid husband, Georges (François Périer), a government archivist, and their two small children. One day, while attending a fashion show mounted by her friend Madeleine (Micheline Presle), a couturière, Claire meets a lighthearted young Frenchman, Antoine (Jean-Pierre Cassel). Despite the fact that he is being kept by Madeleine, Claire responds to his advances and returns with him to his luxurious bachelor apartment. Before long she is visiting him five afternoons a week; evenings and weekends are reserved for Georges and the children. Madeleine, strong-willed and possessive, learns of the affair and decides to meet the situation directly by inviting Claire and Georges, as well as Antoine, to the same party. The desired effect is achieved when it becomes apparent that Claire is tiring of Antoine and has no intention of seeing him again. Only Georges, quiet and gentle, understands that nothing has really changed. It will not be long before Claire will once more embark on her quest for chance lovers.

Cast

• Jean Seberg as Claire
• Micheline Presle as Madeleine
• Jean-Pierre Cassel as Antoine
• François Périer as Georges
• Carlo Croccolo as Marius
• Claude Mansard as Une invité
• Albert Michel as Blanchet
• Albert Mouton as Halavoine
• Marcella Rovena as Madame Chanut
• Sylvain as Le maître (as Jean Sylvain)
• Pierre Repp as Pepere
• Gib Grossac as Taxiste

Filming locations

The film was shot in Paris, France, partly in Grand Trianon.

Awards

The film was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival and nominated for the Golden Bear, the ceremony's highest honor. It lost the prize to Michelangelo Antonioni's La Notte.

References

References

1. "IMDB.com: Awards for L'amant de cinq jours". imdb.com.
2. "Turner Classic Movies: Full Synopsis for ''The Five Day Lover''". tcm.com.
3. "Liste des films tournés au domaine de Versailles".
4. "IMDB.com: Awards for La Notte".