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Pampered tycoon’s wife Anne Desbarèdes (Jeanne Moreau) had the tedium of her factory town life ended when she investigated a fatal lovers’ quarrel at a neighborhood café. Striking up a chat about the incident with working-class local Chauvin (Jean-Paul Belmondo), the seeds of a relationship she’d come to regret were sown. Peter Brook’s take on the Marguerite Duras novel, co-adapted by the author, also stars Jean Deschamps, Didier Haudepin, Colette Régis. AKA: "Moderato Cantabile." 91 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailers. In French with English subtitles.