Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne (1945)

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.
Robert Bresson
Paul Bernard, María Casares, Elina Labourdette, Lucienne Bogaert, Jean Marchat, Yvette Etiévant
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