The Lovers 1958

Jeanne Tournier, Jeanne Moreau lives with her husband Alain Cuny and their young daughter Catherine, Patricia Maurin, in a mansion near Dijon. Her emotionally remote husband is a busy newspaper owner who has little time for his wife, except when he calls for demands; often they sleep in separate rooms. Jeanne escapes to Paris regularly where she can spend time with her chic friend Maggy Judith Magre and the polo-playing Raoul José Luis de Vilallonga, Maggy’s friend and Jeanne’s lover.

Jeanne’s constant talk of her two friends leads to Henri demanding that she invite them to dinner and to stay as overnight guests. Jeanne’s car breaks down on the day of the dinner party. Because of this, she accepts a lift from Bernard Jean-Marc Bory and then asks him to drive her home. By the time they get back, Maggy and Raoul have already arrived at the mansion. It transpires that Bernard, an archaeologist, is the son of a friend of Jeanne’s husband, and he too is added to the guest list. Jeanne spurns Raoul’s advances, claiming that it is too dangerous.

Late at night, Jeanne pours herself a drink and, wearing her nightgown, walks on the gardens outside the mansion. There, she stumbles upon Bernard, who is smitten with her. At first, she wants him to leave her alone, but the two eventually start connecting. The two kiss and end up spending time in a small boat on a nearby river. They then sneak back into the mansion, where he learns of Catherine’s existence and later has sex with Jeanne. In the morning, to the surprise of everyone, Jeanne leaves with Bernard, planning to never return. Initially, she has doubts, but ends up committing to spending the rest of her life with him.