Mélo

Sep 3 1986 Not Rated 1h 52m
Drama, Romance

Pierre Belcroix and Marcel Blanc are violinists and lifelong friends living in Paris in the 1920s. While Marcel has become famous and Pierre has not, both are happy with their lives. Pierre is happily married to Romaine, a stylish young flapper. However, Marcel meets and falls in love with her, which Marcel little suspects.

Plot

In Paris in the 1920s, a concert violinist meets and falls in love with a stylish young flapper who's the wife of an old friend. Romaine instigates the affair with Marcel, and carries it forward even as her husband, Pierre, falls ill. She may even be purposely giving Pierre a treatment that adds to his misery. After Marcel returns from a concert tour and Romaine stoops to a new low in abandoning Pierre for an assignation, she reconsiders the affair and takes a drastic step. Three years later, Pierre pays Marcel a visit to demand the truth. Will the jealous and aggrieved Marcel manage a convincing performance?

Written by

Henri Bernstein, Alain Resnais

Directed by

Alain Resnais

Cast

Sabine Azéma, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Films A2, MK2 Films, CNC

Languages

Français

Awards

2 wins & 8 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,950
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA