La Chamade 1968  R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Alain Cavalier
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli, Roger Van Hool, Amidou, Philippine Pascal, Jacques Sereys, Irene Tunc, Louise Rioton, Monique Lejeune, Christiane Lasquin
Based on a novel by Francoise Sagan, this is the story of a young woman, Lucille (Catherine Deneuve), who leaves her wealthy, older lover for a young, but poor, man. But living on love alone is not enough and she is confronted with the decision of whether or not to return to her materialistic, comfortable life.
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La Femme Infidele 1969  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Unfaithful Wife
Director: Claude Chabrol
Cast: Stephane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Maurice Ronet, Michel Duchaussoy, Louise Chevalier, Serge Bento, Louise Rioton, Guy Marly, Henri Marteau, Francois Moro-Giafferi
Helene (Stephane Audran) is bored with her life as the wife of wealthy, insurance executive Charles (Michel Bouquet) and so starts an affair. Charles suspects that Helene is cheating on him, prompting him to hire a private detective to find out. When he gets the name of her lover, Charles calmly confronts the man and kills him, followed by getting rid of the evidence and dumping the body into a pond. The police question Helene, but she lies about the affair and when she finds a picture of her lover in Charles' pocket, she does not tell the police. In fact, Helene has a new respect for Charles. Excellent Hitchcock-like tale.
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| 1. La Chamade (1968)
2. La Femme Infidele (1969)
aka: The Unfaithful Wife
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