Le repos du guerrier

Sep 5 1962 Not Rated 1h 42m
Drama, Romance

A young girl rescues a man from a suicide attempt. He turns out to be a sociopath, who begins to take over her life, abusing her both verbally and emotionally, yet she can't seem to tear herself away from him.

Plot

When the Parisian bourgeois Geneviève Le Theil travels to Dijon to resolve outstanding subjects in the inheritance left by her wealthy aunt, she mistakenly opens the door of another room in the hotel, finding a suicidal near death on the bed. Later Geneviève goes to the hospital and is introduced to Renaud Sarti, the nihilistic alcoholic vagrant she saved. Geneviève falls in love for Renaud and brings him to her apartment in Paris, initiating a destructive, masochistic and corrupt relationship with the abusive man.

Written by

Roger Vadim, Christiane Rochefort, Claude Choublier

Directed by

Roger Vadim

Production Countries

Italy, France

Production Companies

Incei Film, Francos Films

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
828
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA