Au pan coupé (1968)
Directed by Guy Gilles

Drama
aka: Wall Engravings

Film Synopsis

In a small Parisian café named Au pan coupé Jeanne is waiting for her boyfriend Jean.  When he turns up, Jean is in an agitated state, as he has made up his mind to leave Jeanne for a while and go and work in a youth camp.  A few weeks later, Jean is found dead in the suburbs of Lyon.  Jeanne has no knowledge of this and confides her intense feelings for him to a friend, Pierre.  To understand the reason for his son's death, Jean's father enlists the help of Pierre...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Guy Gilles
  • Script: Guy Gilles
  • Cinematographer: Willy Kurant, Jean-Marc Ripert
  • Music: Jean-Pierre Stora
  • Cast: Macha Méril (Jeanne Delaître), Patrick Jouané (Jean Doit), Bernard Verley (Pierre), Frédéric Ditis (Le père de Jeanne), Lili Bontemps (La femme du magasin), Elina Labourdette (La patronne du bar Au Pan Coupé), Orane Demazis (La cliente du bar), Francis Savel (Le peintre), Paula Valmond, Yvan Lagrange, Jean-Pierre Miesch, Pascale Bruel, Luc Bernard, Daniel Tomulik, Jacques Souliol, Jean-Michel Carniol
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White / Color (Eastmancolor)
  • Runtime: 80 min
  • Aka: Wall Engravings

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