Famous Love Affairs
Amours célèbres
Synopsis
An anthology of four historical love affairs: at Versailles, Louis XIV shares his mistress with one of his subjects; a courtesan tries to disfigure her lover with acid; a medieval wife faces the wrath of her husband's father, who has her condemned to death; and a stage actress provides advice on life and love to her young colleague.
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
Lauzun
Philippe Noiret
Louis XIV
Dany Robin
Mme de Monaco
Pierre Palau
Saint-Simon
Michel Galabru
Champagne, le domestique du roi
Guy Tréjean
le gouverneur de la Bastille
Agnès Laurent
Irène, la femme du gouverneur
Liliane Brousse
Mme de Montespan
Laure Paillette
la servante du gouverneur
France Anglade
Lisette, la servante de Mme de Montespan
Simone Signoret
Jenny de Lacour
Pierre Vaneck
René de La Roche
Antoine Bourseiller
Gaudry, le parfumeur boiteux
François Maistre
le commissaire Massot
Charles Bouillaud
un inspecteur
Lucien Nat
le préfet
Colette Castel
Louise, la servante
Brigitte Bardot
Agnès Bernauer
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Michel Boisrond
- Screenplay & Story
- France Roche
- Original Score
- Maurice Jarre
- Original Title
- Amours célèbres
- Country of Origin
- France, Italy
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Michel Boisrond
France Roche, Françoise Giroud, Marcel Achard, Paul Gordeaux, Pascal Jardin, Jacques Prévert
Maurice Jarre
Robert Lefebvre
Raymond Lamy
Armand Bécüe
Department Leadership Roster
Michel Boisrond
Director
Armand Bécüe
Producer
Georges Wakhévitch
Production Design
Lila de Nobili
Costume Design
Robert Lefebvre
Director of Photography
Monique Dunan
Costume Design
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Raymond Lamy
Editor
Paul Gordeaux
Writer
France Roche
Screenplay
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Baseado em Quadrinhos
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Franco-Belgian Comics Adaptations
These live-action and animated featured films, TV movies, TV series and short films are based on Franco-Belgian Comics. The comics are created for a Belgian and French audience. These countries have a long tradition in comics and comic books, where they are known as BDs, an abbreviation of bandes dessinées (literally drawn strips) in French and stripverhalen (literally strip stories) in Dutch. Flemish Belgian comic books (originally written in Dutch) are influenced by francophone comics, yet have a distinctly different style.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Famous Love Affairs
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What is Famous Love Affairs about?
An anthology of four historical love affairs: at Versailles, Louis XIV shares his mistress with one of his subjects; a courtesan tries to disfigure her lover with acid; a medieval wife faces the wrath of her husband's father, who has her condemned to death; and a stage actress provides advice on life and love to her young colleague.
Who directed Famous Love Affairs?
Famous Love Affairs was directed by Michel Boisrond.
Who stars in Famous Love Affairs?
The principal cast of Famous Love Affairs includes Jean-Paul Belmondo, Philippe Noiret, Dany Robin, Pierre Palau, Michel Galabru.
When was Famous Love Affairs released and how long is it?
Famous Love Affairs was released in 1961 with a total runtime of 1h 55m.
Who composed the musical score for Famous Love Affairs?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Famous Love Affairs was composed by Maurice Jarre.