And none was spared
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | And none was spared |
| Original title | Quand tu liras cette lettre |
| Country of production |
France , Italy |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 1953 |
| length | 104 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jean-Pierre Melville |
| script | Jacques Deval |
| music | Bernard Peiffer |
| camera | Henri Alekan |
| occupation | |
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And none was spared (alternative title: love?; Original title: Quand tu liras cette lettre ) is a French film from 1953 . Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville .
action
Thérèse Voise leaves the monastery after the death of her parents and runs her parents' stationery shop together with her sister Denise. Denise soon starts a relationship with the amateur boxer and auto mechanic Max. Max has numerous relationships with various women. When he meets Denise, he rapes her. Therese Max then threatens to report him to the police if he doesn't take care of her. Max later confesses to Thérèse that he fell in love with her, but she remains suspicious. His plan to go to Tangier with her and start a new life there is rejected by her. Later, Max is run over by a train while trying to escape. Thérèse then goes back to the monastery.
criticism
“An extremely poorly conceived, implausible melodrama, miserably staged. The distortion of religious outlook on life is also annoying. "
Web links
- And not spared in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ And none was spared. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed December 5, 2017 .