Film

La désirade

1969 · 1h 30m · Drama

Nénette, a promiscuous pipe-smoking girl, loves Claude, a gangster who has just pulled off a gainful heist. They both drive to Le Havre from where they plan to set sail for Desirade Island. But in Le Havre, Claude meets Raymond, a shipyard worker and former vet friend of the Indochina War, who offers to accommodate him. Claude accepts but, as a token of his "gratitude", he seduces Raymond's wife. In despair, Raymond, who in the meantime has lost his job, jumps off a cliff. Shadowed by a detective, Nénette becomes his mistress, knowing full well that Claude will be arrested because of her.

Simone Couderc

Nénette

Claude Brosset

Claude, the crook

Viviane Villamont

Nicole

Jean-Pierre Dorat

Raymond, worker

Alain Cuniot

Commissioner Berteaux

Christian Barbier

Motorist

François Dalou

Inspector Gloumard

Jean-Pierre Desjardins

Womanizer

Raymond Gerbal

Georges

Jean Saudray

Pierrot

• Alain CuniotWriter · Director

Release date

April 2, 1969

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama