Shadows of Adultery (1961)

6.3/10 95 min Drama

Overview

Anna, twenty-seven, married to building contractor Eric, refuses to live in his wake. Craving independence, she can exist through the art gallery she runs, but isn’t this occupation a mere wholesome distraction? When she meets Bruno and becomes his lover she thinks she will find fulfillment only to realize that she is just another plaything in a man’s hands.

Cast

Annie Girardot

Anna Kraemmer

Daniel Gélin

Eric Kraemmer

Christian Marquand

Bruno

Anne Caprile

Luce

Michèle Girardon

Anita

Marcel Gassouk

Un invité au vernissage (uncredited)

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