Movie
Mélo
Overview
In 1920s Paris, violinists and lifelong friends Pierre Belcroix and Marcel Blanc are happy with their lives, although Marcel has become famous and Pierre has not. Pierre is married to Romaine, a stylish young flapper. However, Marcel meets and falls in love with her, which Marcel little suspects.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-09-03
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Films A2, mk2 Films, CNC
- Country
- France
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Sabine Azéma as Romaine Belcroix
- Fanny Ardant as Christiane Levesque
- Pierre Arditi as Pierre Belcroix
- André Dussollier as Marcel Blanc
- Jacques Dacqmine as Dr. Rémy
- Hubert Gignoux as Le Prêtre
- Catherine Arditi as Yvonne
Crew
- Alain Resnais - Director
- Alain Resnais - Writer
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