Yves Montand
Michel Follin
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Aug 29, 1979 · Womanlight: Directed by Costa-Gavras. With Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Romolo Valli, Lila Kedrova. Two strangers help each other survive a night of great loss.
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- Drama
- Costa-Gavras
- 1979-08-29
Womanlight (French: Clair de femme) is a 1979 film by Costa-Gavras based on the 1977 novel Clair de femme by Romain Gary. Cast. Yves Montand as Michel Follin; Romy Schneider as Lydia Tovalski; Romolo Valli as Galba; Lila Kedrova as Sonia Tovalski; Heinz Bennent as Georges; Roberto Benigni as The barman; Dieter Schidor as Sven Svensson
Summaries. Two strangers help each other survive a night of great loss. Reciprocal consolation. The background of two middle-aged people (Michel and Lydia) is gradually unfolded. Michel's wife is incurably ill. They had agreed that she would take her life on this day.
The story is simple: two people who have recently suffered a great deal come together for consolation rather than love.
Clair de femme / Womanlight (1979) Costa-Gavras, Yves Montand, Romy Schneider, Romolo Valli, Drama. Reciprocal consolation. The background of two middle-aged people (Michel and Lydia) is gradually unfolded. Michel’s wife is incurably ill. They had agreed that she would take her life on this day.
A bedraggled, aging Montand has a series of chance encounters in a St. Michel cafe which will dominate his next twenty four hours - with animal trainer Valli (excellent in the Corbucci ER PIU) and a middle aged Schneider in whose bed he shortly finds himself.
1979 ‘Clair de femme’ Directed by Costa-Gavras. Having both suffered extreme losses, a man and a woman try to form a relationship. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
