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Clair de Femme

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Having both suffered extreme losses, a man (Romy Scheider) and a woman (Yves Montand) try to form a relationship.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Clair de Femme is one of those movies that provides a strange two-level- viewing experience: It moves along for two hours looking exactly like a great idea for a movie, but it never quite becomes the movie. Rated: 2/4 Nov 12, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gerry W This film has lingered in my memory as a movie that left a strong, haunting, and powerful impression in me for decades, since I first saw it in an art house theatre in 1979, so I was stunned to see it had only one negative Roger Ebert review posted here at Rotten Tomatoes now in looking it up here in 2025, as I thought I remembered it getting a very positive critical and audience response when it opened. I remember being mesmerized and moved by Yves Montand's and Romy Schneider's (her name is spelled wrong here at RT, by the way) performances, and the memory of them and the film only grew in stature when I happened to run into Mr. Montand in Paris on a vacation. He was incredibly warm, kind, and welcoming when I greeted him while he was walking his dog and told him how much I enjoyed this film and his body of film work overall. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/26/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Costa-Gavras

Director

Yves Montand

Michel Follin

Romy Scheider

Lydia Tovalski

Romolo Valli

Galba

Roberto Benigni

Le barman du Clapsy's

Dieter Schidor

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Synopsis Having both suffered extreme losses, a man (Romy Scheider) and a woman (Yves Montand) try to form a relationship.
Director
Costa-Gavras
Producer
Georges-Alain Vuille, Renzo Rossellini
Screenwriter
Costa-Gavras, Romain Gary
Production Co
Filmproduktion Janus, Les Films Gibé, Parva Cinematografica, Les Films Corona
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Mono