Manon 70
| Manon 70 | |
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| Directed by | Jean Aurel |
| Screenplay by | Jean Aurel Cécil Saint-Laurent |
| Based on | Manon Lescaut by Abbe Prevost |
| Produced by | Robert Dorfmann |
| Starring | Catherine Deneuve Jean-Claude Brialy Sami Frey Elsa Martinelli Robert Webber |
| Cinematography | Edmond Richard |
| Edited by | Anne-Marie Cotret |
| Music by | Serge Gainsbourg original Antonio Vivaldi non-original |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy West Germany |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $3,253,380[1] |
Manon 70 is a 1968 French (French-Italian-West German co-production) drama film directed by Jean Aurel and starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Claude Brialy and Sammy Frey. It was written by Aurel with Cécil Saint-Laurent. The story is loosely based on Manon Lescaut, an 18th-century French novel by Antoine François Prévost. The original music was composed by Serge Gainsbourg.
Synopsis[]
Manon (Catherine Deneuve) is an amoral, free spirit who uses sex to surround herself in relatively luxurious surroundings. Journalist François (Sami Frey) sees her at the airport and falls in love with her. Once they land in Paris, he makes his move and steals her from the man she's been traveling with. François and Manon fall in love but Manon's brother (Jean-Claude Brialy), wants to live off his sister and causes trouble. Manon tries seeing a wealthy man (Robert Webber) at the same time as Francois.
Cast[]
- Catherine Deneuve as Manon
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Jean-Paul
- Sami Frey as François Des Grieux
- Elsa Martinelli as Annie
- Robert Webber as Ravaggi
- Paul Hubschmid as Simon
- as Wife
- Jean Martin as Hotelman
Reception[]
Deneuve later said she wanted to work with Jean Aurel because she like his film In Love. Of Manon 70 she said "the story was great but the film just missed.... it's probably because the director was not at his best."[2]
References[]
- ^ "Manon 70 (1968) - JPBox-Office".
- ^ Interviews with Catherine Denueve accessed 15 September 2014
External links[]
- Manon 70 at IMDb
- Manon 70 at Rotten Tomatoes
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- Films based on works by Antoine François Prévost
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