Summary
After 18 years of married life, Jean leaves his wife, Nadine, so that
he can start a new life with his mistress, Christine. Nadine is
distraught by this rejection and sinks into a deep depression, which
she finally manages to overcome with the support of her son,
Rémi. She gets herself a job with a law firm and begins a
relationship with a likeable engineer named David. With the
latter’s help, Nadine resumes her studies and acquires a new lease of
life. When Jean returns to her, she sends him away.
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Credits
- Director: Yannick Bellon
- Script: Yannick Bellon
- Photo: Georges Barsky, Pierre-William Glenn
- Music: Georges Delerue
- Cast: Andrée Damant, Hippolyte Girardot (Remi), France Lambiotte, Regine Mazella, James Mitchell (David), Tatiana Moukhine (Christine), Claude Rich (Jean)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 105 min
- Aka: John’s Wife
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