Sadness and Beauty (1985)

3.5/10 100 min Drama

Overview

Hugo is a writer whose one great book was based on an affair he had with Lea, a sculptor. Bereft of inspiration for a follow-up, Hugo returns years later to rekindle the flame of romance and creativity. Lea soundly rejects him, and her student Prudence feels a burning hatred for the man who deserted the teacher she admires.

Cast

Charlotte Rampling

Léa Uéno

Myriem Roussel

Prudence

Andrzej Żuławski

Hugo Pierjoyre

Béatrice Agenin

Agatha

Recommendations

Scandalous Sex
At Work
Tigertail
All Day and a Night
The Confession
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Herself
El Chicano
Come Sunday
Colonel Chabert
The Cage
Babylon
Hardball
La Chienne
Albatross
Jimmy P.
The Nest
The Last Woman
Holy Lands
Night of the Kings