The Married Woman
Charlotte is young and modern, not a hair out of place, superficial, cool; she reads fashion magazines - does she have the perfect bust? She lives in a Paris suburb with her son and her husband Pierre, a pilot. Her lover is Robert, an actor. Assignations with him, dinner with her husband and a client, consulting a physician: there's tension at home, Pierre had her followed a few months before, their marital play has an edge, Pierre slaps her and apologizes. She quizzes Robert: is he acting when he's with her? Events may force her to choose Robert or Pierre. Close-ups fill the screen; is there more than surface? Her eyes tear up. The horrors of war provide a distant counterpoint.
Drama, Romance
Orsay Films, Anouchka Films
Macha Méril as Charlotte, Bernard Noël as Robert, the Lover, Philippe Leroy as Pierre, the Husband, Christophe Bourseiller as Nicolas, Roger Leenhardt as Himself, Margaret Le Van as Girl in Swimming Pool, Véronique Duval as Girl in Swimming Pool, Rita Maiden as Madame Celine, Georges Liron as The Physician, Jean-Luc Godard as The Narrator (voice) (uncredited)