Les Amants

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Les Amants is a 1958 French romantic drama film directed by Louis Malle, noted for its controversial portrayal of female desire and its role in challenging cinematic censorship standards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film
film
ageRatingControversy obscenity accusations in the U.S.
basedOnWorkBy Louise de Vilmorin NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
castMember Alain Cuny NERFINISHED
Jean-Marc Bory NERFINISHED
Jeanne Moreau NERFINISHED
José Luis de Vilallonga NERFINISHED
Judith Magre NERFINISHED
censorshipCase Jacobellis v. Ohio NERFINISHED
censorshipControversyIn United States NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Henri Decaë NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
director Louis Malle NERFINISHED
distributor Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France NERFINISHED
editedBy Kenout Peltier NERFINISHED
era French New Wave period NERFINISHED
filmingStyle realist
filmMovementContext precursor to French New Wave
genre drama film
romance film
romantic drama
leadActor Jeanne Moreau NERFINISHED
leadCharacterPortrayedBy Jeanne Moreau NERFINISHED
legalSignificance U.S. Supreme Court obscenity jurisprudence
musicBy Fiorenzo Carpi NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus bourgeois woman seeking emotional fulfillment
notableFor challenge to cinematic censorship standards
controversial portrayal of female desire
originalLanguage French
posterGirl Jeanne Moreau NERFINISHED
producer Louis Malle NERFINISHED
productionCompany Nouvelles Éditions de Films NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1958-09-05
releaseYear 1958
runningTimeMinutes 90
screenwriter Jean-Paul Rappeneau NERFINISHED
Louis Malle NERFINISHED
setInCountry France NERFINISHED
starredAsLeadCharacter Jeanne Moreau NERFINISHED
theme adultery
female sexuality
marital dissatisfaction
romantic passion
timePeriodOfSetting 1950s
title Les Amants NERFINISHED
translatedTitle The Lovers NERFINISHED

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Jeanne Moreau notableWork Les Amants
The Lovers originalTitle Les Amants
Hector Malot wrote Les Amants