1945 | France | Fiction

Les dames du Bois de Boulogne (The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne)

  • French 84 mins
  • Director | Robert Bresson
  • Writer | Robert Bresson, Denis Diderot, Jean Cocteau
  • Producer | Raoul Ploquin

STATUS: Released

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This unique love story, based on a novelette by Denis Diderot and with dialogue written by Jean Cocteau, follows the maneuverings of a society lady as she connives to initiate a scandalous affair between her aristocratic ex-lover and a prostitute. With his second feature film, director Robert Bresson was already forging his singularly brilliant filmmaking technique as he created a moving study of the power of revenge and the strength of true love.

Revenge Love Society Manipulation Scandal
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The Criterion Collection
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