Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Lucienne's husband Paul is the mayor, and a French deputy. Pierre's wife Clotilde has been weak and sickly for years. Lucienne's husband holds no excitement for her, and he is always away in Paris on business. Pierre is now the vice-mayor, thanks to Paul. Lucienne and Pierre have a secret meeting spot by a lake along a country lane. Pierre's wife dies suddenly, by suicide the town gossips believe. Pierre confesses otherwise to Lucienne. Paul proposes a shady land deal which will "benefit the town", and wants Pierre's political support and collusion. Then Paul discovers proof of his wife's affair...
Stars: Michel Piccoli, Stéphane Audran, Claude Piéplu, Clotilde Joano, Eliana De Santis, François Robert
Crew: André Génovès (Producer), Jean Rabier (Director of Photography), Claude Chabrol (Screenplay), Pierre Jansen (Original Music Composer), Jacques Gaillard (Editor), Guy Chichignoud (Sound Designer)
Country: France, Italy
Language: Français
Studio: Italian International Film, Les Films La Boétie
Runtime: 95 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 12, 1973
IMDb: 4.7
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