When an unfaithful wife receives a fur coat from her lover as a gift, they must figure out a way to keep the husband from discovering the coat's true origins.
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Cast
| Virginie Vitry | ... |
Claire
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| Anne Doat | ... |
Solange, la soeur de Claire
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| Jacques Doniol-Valcroze | ... |
Jean, le mari
(as Etienne Loinod)
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| Jean-Claude Brialy | ... |
Claude, l'amant
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| Claude Chabrol | ... |
Un invité de la surprise-partie (uncredited)
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| Jean-Luc Godard | ... |
Un invité à la fête (uncredited)
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Robert Lachenay | ... |
Party guest (uncredited)
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| Jacques Rivette | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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| François Truffaut | ... |
Un invité à la fête (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jacques Rivette | ||
Written by
| Jacques Rivette | ... | (scenario and dialogue) and |
| Claude Chabrol | ... | (scenario and dialogue) and |
| Charles L. Bitsch | ... | (scenario and dialogue) (as Charles Bitsch) |
| Roald Dahl | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Pierre Braunberger | ... | producer |
| Claude Chabrol | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Charles L. Bitsch | ... | (as Charles Bitsch) |
Editing by
| Denise de Casabianca | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean-Marie Straub | ... | assistant director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Robert Lachenay | ... | assistant camera |
Production Companies
Distributors
- MK2 Éditions (2009) (France) (DVD) (bonus: for "Paris nous appartient")
- BFI Video (2006) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (bonus: for "Paris nous appartient")
- I.V.C. (2005) (Japan) (DVD) (with "Le beau Serge")
- Icarus Films (2021) (United States)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Studios Marignan (sound re-recording)
- C.T.M. (laboratory)
- Les Discophiles Français (record: music: "L'Impériale" and "L'Apothéose de Lulli")
- Urania (record: "Les Jeunes Seigneurs")
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Fool's Mate (1956) was largely shot in Claude Chabrol's apartment. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Mischief Makers (1957). See more » |
| Soundtracks | L'Impériale See more » |
| Quotes |
Narrator:
[as Claire sees her sister Solange enter their apartment and thus the party wearing the original/nicer fur coat that was intended for her from Claude but that was sneakily re-gifted to Solange by her husband Jean - who we are omnipotently led to believe is either perhaps aware of Claire's affair or who, himself, is having an affair with Solange]
Here's the final move. Claire realizes she's been played. Too late. See more » |