Film

The Old Maid

1972 · 1h 25m · Comedy

IMDb

6.6

Muriel is a shy woman who bluffs and blusters around in order to hide her shyness and to protect her loneliness, even though she longs wistfully for a companion of some sort. She has been lonely so long that now she is an old maid and has never been wooed. In this gentle French film, Muriel gets a glimpse of romance when Gabriel walks into the seaside hotel she is vacationing in. His car has broken down, and he has to stay there for a few days while it is repaired. Hers is the only dinner table with room at it, and Gabriel cannot prevent himself from charming women. She is stiff with him at first, but soon they develop a friendship.

Philippe Noiret

Gabriel Marcassus

Annie Girardot

Muriel Bouchon

Marthe Keller

Vicka

Michael Lonsdale

Monod

Édith Scob

Edith, Monod's Wife

Jean-Pierre Darras

Sacha

Catherine Samie

Clotilde

Maria Schneider

Mome

Lorenza Guerrieri

Punaisa

Albert Simono

Daniel

Claudine Assera

The New Employee

• Jean-Pierre BlancDirector · Writer
• Raymond DanonProducer
• Pierre LhommeDirector of Photography
• Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
• Hélène PlemiannikovEditor

Release date

January 5, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Comedy