Coup de foudre (At First Sight) (Lena & Madeleine) (1983)
Genre Biography, Drama
Movie Release Date 1983
Country France
Language French
Audience Rating PG
Running Time 110 mins
Format VHS
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.6
Cast
Miou-Miou Madeleine
Isabelle Huppert Lena
Guy Marchand Michel
Jean-Pierre Bacri Costa
Robin Renucci Raymond
Patrick Bauchau Carlier
Jacques Alric Mr. Vernier
Jacqueline Doyen Mme Vernier
Saga Blanchard Sophie
Guillaume Le Guellec René
Crew
Director Diane Kurys
Writer Olivier Cohen
Writer Diane Kurys
Producer Ariel Zeitoun
Plot
In 1942 in occupied France, a Jewish refugee (Lena Weber) marries a soldier (Michel Korski) to escape deportation to Germany. Meanwhile a wealthy art student (Madeleine) loses her first husband to a stray Resistance bullet; at the Liberation she meets an actor (Costa Segara), gets pregnant, and marries him. Lena and Madeleine meet at their children's school in Lyon in 1952 and the intensity of their relationship strains both their marriages to the breaking point.
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS
Tape Number 114
Position 3/4
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles Scandinavian (from TV)
Audio Tracks FRENCH: Mono