My Night at Maud's (1970)

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77
My Night at Maud's
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NR 1 hr 50 minMar 22nd, 1970Drama, Comedy, RomanceSix Moral Tales PosterPart of Six Moral Tales
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Plot
The Catholic Jean-Louis runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal, in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas. Vidal introduces Jean-Louis to the modestly libertine, recently divorced Maud and the three engage in conversation on religion, atheism, love, morality and Blaise Pascal's life and writings on philosophy, faith and mathematics. Jean-Louis ends up spending a night at Maud's. Jean-Louis' Catholic views on marriage, fidelity and obligation make his situation a dilemma, as he has already, at the very beginning of the film, proclaimed his love for a young woman whom, however, he has never yet spoken to.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 22nd, 1970
On DVD & Blu-ray:January 14th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Original Language:French
Production Companies:Les Films de la Pléiade, Les Films des deux mondes, Les Films du Carrosse, Les Films du Losange, Les Productions de la Guéville, Renn Productions, Simar Films, SFP

Six Moral Tales Movies

Inspired by F. W. Murnau's Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927), Rohmer's Six Moral Tales tells the story of six self-satisfied men, all in committed relationships (at least in their own minds) who face down the temptation of other women. The men attempt to fit their attraction into their moral framework, which ultimately leads to their reaffirming their original commitment.