Une femme à sa fenêtre (1976) - film review

The year 1936 offers the decadent and soulless world of the Greek bourgeoisie few opportunities for intense living.  This is felt most by Margot Santorini, who conceals her romantic streak beneath a mask of frivolity and cynicism.  It has been a long time since she and her husband Rico, a wealthy playboy, were in love.  While he amuses himself with his many short-lived affairs, she occupies herself by looking for her beau idéal, the man who will satisfy her every desire.  Raoul Malfosse, the most ardent of her suitors, is a strong candidate, but he is more interested in himself and his work than in the fate of the world.  One warm August night, Margot oversees a man hunt from the window of her hotel room.  Acting on impulse, she takes pity on the fugitive, Michel Boutros, and hides him in her room.  She learns that Boutros is on the run from the police because he is an enemy of the present Greek regime.  Margot is easily seduced by the courage and humanity of the man she has taken into her care.  As she begins to fall in love, Margot can have no idea where this new romance will lead her...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium)

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