A film by Marc Allégret, released in 1970
Running time: 1 hour and 35 minutes
Jean-Claude Brialy: The count Anne d'Orgel
Sylvie Fennec: Countess Mahaut d'Orgel
Bruno Garcin : François de Seyrieuse
Claude Gensac: Mademoiselle d'Orgel
Gérard Lartigau : Paul Robin
Marpessa Dawn : Marie
Ginette Leclerc : Hortense d'Austerlitz
Aly Raffy : Mirza
Overview
1920. Count Anne d'Orgel entertains the upper crust of Paris. A handsome young man, François de Séryeuse, who is fascinated by him, gets into his manor and falls in love with Mahé, the count's young wife. Mahé alerts her husband but Anne does not care much, dismissing the fledgling idyll as sheer childishness, even if Mahé faints on stage while playing "The Tempest" with François, even if she dreams of François night after night...
Written by Guy Bellinger