Edinburgh International Film Festival

            Les Amants or The Lovers is a French film produced in1958 and Directed by Louis Malle.  It stars Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny, Jose Villalonga, Jean-Marc Bory, and Judith Marge.  This is a land mark film in the fact that it went to the Supreme Court of the United States ruling that the film was not obscene and could be shown in American theaters.  This ruling paved the way for almost all of modern day film and television.

            This was a very entertaining film.  It contains a strong female lead and several good supporting characters.  The story itself is one that is so realistic that it caused me to be irritated with several of the characters.  The story is about something that happened in the period when it was filmed and still happens in today’s society, adultery.  The plot was developed rather well and left me guessing up until the end.  The story doesn’t leave the viewer with a true since of closure.  The ending is definitely open to different interpretations.  It was pretty obvious why this movie was considered risqué in a time when men and women were not even supposed to be portrayed in bed together.  I give The Lovers four stars.  It isn’t the greatest film in existence but it is definitely worth seeing.

            Les Amants or The Lovers is a French film produced in1958 and Directed by Louis Malle.  It stars Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny, Jose Villalonga, Jean-Marc Bory, and Judith Marge.  This is a land mark film in the fact that it went to the Supreme Court of the United States ruling that the film was not obscene and could be shown in American theaters.  This ruling paved the way for almost all of modern day film and television.

            This was a very entertaining film.  It contains a strong female lead and several good supporting characters.  The story itself is one that is so realistic that it caused me to be irritated with several of the characters.  The story is about something that happened in the period when it was filmed and still happens in today’s society, adultery.  The plot was developed rather well and left me guessing up until the end.  The story doesn’t leave the viewer with a true since of closure.  The ending is definitely open to different interpretations.  It was pretty obvious why this movie was considered risqué in a time when men and women were not even supposed to be portrayed in bed together.  I give The Lovers four stars.  It isn’t the greatest film in existence but it is definitely worth seeing.