Summary
Newly arrived in Paris, Galia lives in a small apartment near
Notre-Dame cathedral. One evening, whilst walking along the banks
of the River Seine, Galia saves a young woman from drowning. The
woman, Nicole, tells Galia that she intended to drown herself, having
left a suicide note for her husband, Greg. Having settled Nicole
in her apartment, Galia sets out to recover the suicide note, but waits
so that she can observe Greg’s reaction. When Greg appears
unmoved by the note, Galia decides to wait for him at the art gallery
where he works. She follows him to a swimming pool where he meets
up with another woman. Galia relays all this back to Nicole, who
is disappointed but not surprised by Greg’s behaviour. After a
weekend in Venice, Galia realises that she is in love with Greg
but she does not yet know she has fallen into the same deadly trap as
Nicole...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)
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Credits
- Director: Georges Lautner
- Script: Vahé Katcha (novel), Georges Lautner
- Photo: Maurice Fellous
- Music: Michel Magne
- Cast: Mireille Darc (Galia), Venantino Venantini (Greg), Françoise Prévost (Nicole), Jacques Riberolles (Matik), François Chaumette (Wespyr), Edward Meeks (Un amant de Galia), Philippe Castelli (L’homme au téléphone), Jacques Santi, Francis Blanche (L’homme de la piscine), Georges Lautner (Le camionneur)
- Country: France / Italy
- Language: French
- Runtime: 105 min; B&W
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