Rent The Unfaithful Wife (1968)

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1h 38min
Rent The Unfaithful Wife (aka La Femme Infidele) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
Charles Desvallees (Michel Bouquet) becomes suspicious that his wife Helene (Stephane Audran) is having an affair. Charles hires a private detective who comes up with the name of Victor Pegala (Maurice Ronet) and then goes off to contront his wife's lover.
Actors:
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Directors:
Writers:
Claude Chabrol
Aka:
La Femme Infidele
Studio:
Arrow Films
Genres:
Drama, Thrillers
Collections:
Films & TV by topic, Thanksgiving and Film!, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Claude Chabrol, Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 French-Language Remakes, Top Films, Top Films of 1968
Countries:
France
BBFC:
Release Date:
23/08/2004
Run Time:
98 minutes
Languages:
French Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour

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French Thriller. - The Unfaithful Wife review by Steve

Spoiler Alert
15/05/2025

Slight psychological thriller which serenely unfolds towards a satisfying final twist. Michel Bouchet plays a wealthy, middle aged art dealer who takes his beautiful, younger wife (Stéphane Audran) for granted. Frustrated by his flickering sex drive, she conducts a quiet affair with a strikingly similar divorced writer (Maurice Ronet).

When the two men meet, the panicked husband kills the lover. Which at least shifts him from the rut of his usual humdrum comfort zone! The stunned murderer is out of condition, and his sedentary lifestyle is clearly no preparation for murder. Stéphane stays sexy, while Michel gets a paunch.

The visual design creates an impression of how tasteless French style is at the fag end of the ‘60s. The ugly clothes, the beige interiors and the tacky bistro and disco. And how much they smoke and drink… Ronet comments that bourbon is the best whisky for mornings!

Claude Chabrol also illustrates how sexist is this environment; there is an abundance of satire. The characters don’t discuss their feelings, yet the actors convey these nuances with considerable skill. It’s a subdued suspense picture, but also a subtle exploration of the middle years of a marriage. 

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