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Un moment d'égarement
1977 Comedy / Drama
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Summary
Two middle-aged friends, Pierre and Victor, take a holiday in the south of France with
their teenage daughters, Martine and Françoise. Both Pierre and Victor are
separated from their wives and hope to start afresh. One night, Pierre is attracted
to Françoise and the two end up making love on the beach. The day after,
Pierre regrets what he has done, but Françoise insists she is in love with him.
When Victor discovers that his daughter has slept with an older man he is furious, not
realising that the object of his anger is his closest friend…
Review
In contrast to Claude Berri’s more lavish productions of the 1980s and 1990s, Un
moment d'égarement is a slow-paced, low-key comedy-drama which revolves
around the relationship of just three characters. Although modest in scope, the
film is among Berri’s most memorable films, mainly on account of the performances
from the three lead actors. Jean-Pierre Marielle, Victor Lanoux and Agnès
Soral are perfectly cast and give intelligent, sensitive portrayals of three complex and
emotionally intense individuals. Occasionally the film is let down by its script,
which fails to develop some ideas sufficiently, but overall it is a satisfying and rather
poignant piece of cinema.
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