
Philippe Garrel
IN THE SHADOW OF WOMEN
L'OMBRE DES FEMMES
Status: Completed
Director(s): Philippe Garrel
Main cast: Stanislas Merhar, Clotilde Courau, Lena Paugam
Short synopsis : After JEALOUSY, Philippe Garrel returns to the theme of romantic passion, the birth and death of relationships and the strange paths of desire.
Long synopsis : Pierre and Manon make low-budget documentaries and live off odd jobs. When Pierre meets a young trainee, Elisabeth, she becomes his mistress. But Pierre doesn't want to leave Manon - he wants to keep both women. Elisabeth discovers that Manon has a lover, and tells Pierre. Pierre returns to Manon, the woman he truly loves. Feeling betrayed, he begs her, neglecting Elisabeth… After JEALOUSY, Philippe Garrel delivers a new variation on the theme of romantic passion, the birth and death of relationships and the strange paths of desire.
Cast
- Stanislas Merhar, Clotilde Courau, Lena Paugam, Vimala Pons, Antoinette Moya, Jean Pommier, Thérèse Quentin, Mounir Margoum, Louis Garrel
Crew
- Producer(s): Saïd ben Saïd, Michel Merkt for SBS PRODUCTIONS, Joëlle Bertossa
- Director(s): Philippe Garrel
- Screenplay: Jean-Claude Carriere, Caroline Delruas, Arlette Langmann, Philippe Garrel
- DP: Renato Berta
- Editing: François Gedigier
- Original Music: Jean-Louis Aubert
- Set Design: Manu de Chauvigny
- Costume Designer: Justine Pearce
- Sound Editor: François Musy
- First Assistant Director: Guillaume Bonnier
- Original Title: L'OMBRE DES FEMMES
- Genre(s): Drama, Romance
- Production company: SBS PRODUCTIONS
- Production date: 2014
- Language: English
- Duration: 73 min