Retro Varda/Demy

La BAIE DES ANGES

Jacques Demy
FRA 1962
89 min
V'06

Jean Fournier (Claude Mann), a quiet young bank clerk, is introduced to gambling by his suave co-worker Caron (Paul Guers), and soon becomes hooked. Intoxicated by winning large sums, Jean abandons his middle-class life with his widowed father, and moves to the South of France. There he meets Jackie (Jeanne Moreau), a gorgeous middle-aged woman and compulsive gambler. Jean is fascinated by her insolent beauty, and a feeling of complicity soon springs up between them. But there is a problem. Jean is sincerely in love with Jackie, whereas she only keeps him as a \"good luck charm.\" Together, they win and lose vast amounts at the roulette table. As Jean grows frustrated with this chaotic life—and of being Jackie's mascot—the two come to an emotional show-down.

Credits
  • Jeanne Moreau - Céléstine
  • Claude Mann
  • Paul Guers
  • Henri Nassiet
  • André Certes
  • Nicole Chollet
  • Conchita Parodi
  • Georges Alban
  • Jacques Moreau
  • André Canter
  • Jean-Pierre Lorrain
Paul-Edmond Decharme
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