My Night at Maud's

Plot

Devout Roman Catholic Jean-Louis subscribes to an austere moral code influenced by the philosophy of 17th-century physicist Blaise Pascal. When he spots a pretty girl at church, he promises to one day marry her. But then an old friend introduces him to alluring divorcee Maud. After a conversation about love and credo, the chaste Jean-Louis spends the night at Maud's, conflicted about his desires.

Genres

Romance, Comedy, Drama

Year

1969

Runtime

110 min

Director

Éric Rohmer

Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault, Antoine Vitez, Leonid Kogan, Guy Léger, Anne Dubot, Marie Becker, Marie-Claude Rauzier

TMDB rating

7.6 / 10

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