End of Desire(Movie, 1958)

Name: End of Desire
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958
Duration: T01:26:00
Rating: 2.8

Original title: "Une vie" (French/FR)

1h 26min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 2.8/5 (with 8 votes)

One Life (French: Une vie) is a 1958 French drama film directed by Alexandre Astruc, starring Maria Schell and Christian Marquand. It is also known as End of Desire in the United States. It is set in the 19th century and tells the story of the unhappy marriage between an idealistic woman of aristocratic background and a cynical man. The film is based on the novel Une Vie by Guy de Maupassant. It was shown in competition at the 19th Venice International Film Festival. It had 2,315,098 admissions in France. The song "Une Vie", written by Roman Vlad and Marc Lanjean, was released as a single by Maria Schell in 1958, and covered by Eddie Barclay's big band in 1959. ()

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About End of Desire

Normandy, second half of the nineteenth century. Jeanne Dandieu lives in a manor house with her parents and their servant Rosalie. She gets to know Julien, a handsome man, whom she soon marries. Her happiness is short-lived as she finds out that not only has Julien married her for her money but he cheats on her as well, with Rosalie to crown it all.

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Production countries: France, Italy

Based on: "Une Vie" (find it on Amazon)

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR)

Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 09/24/1958

Cast: Maria Schell, Christian Marquand, Antonella Lualdi, Pascale Petit, Alexandre Astruc, Andrée Tainsy, Gérard Darrieu, Ivan Desny, Louis Arbessier, Marie-Hélène Dasté

Director: Alexandre Astruc

Screenwriter: Alexandre Astruc

Director of Photography: Claude Renoir

Composer: Roman Vlad

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Une vie"

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