Jean-Marc ou La vie conjugale (1963) - film review

This is the story of a couple in the 1960s, told in two separate films: Jean-Marc et la vie conjugale is the husband’s point of view; Françoise et la vie conjugale is the wife’s point of view of the same story.  Through the intervention of mutual friends, Jean-Marc and Françoise meet at university.  They slowly get to know one another and are soon lovers.  Having passed his exams, Jean-Marc becomes a lawyer and he and Françoise have a child.  They decide to get married.  At the start of his career, Jean-Marc finds a job in a small provincial town.  Françoise is uneasy about leaving Paris but she agrees to follow her husband.  It is not long before Françoise gets bored and asks Jean-Marc to return to the city.  The strains of the relationship are beginning to show.  Will their marriage stand the test of time?
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

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