Mélo
1986 · Movie · 112 min · ★ 6.8 · 78% critics
Set in 1920s Paris, this romantic drama follows two lifelong musician friends whose settled lives are shaken when one becomes drawn to the other's stylish wife. What begins as admiration turns into a tense, emotional triangle shaped by love, loyalty, and regret.
Based on Mélo
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Details
- Years
- 1986
- Release date
- 1986-09-03
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (61 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy intimate, talky relationship dramas with old-fashioned romantic tension, especially if A Tale of Springtime or Love Unto Death appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or subtle emotions.
Pros: absorbing emotional triangle; elegant period atmosphere; memorable performances | Cons: theatrical style; dry line delivery; deliberate pace
Awards & recognition
- César Award — Best Actress · 1987 · nominated
Cast & crew
Sabine Azéma
as Romaine Belcroix
Fanny Ardant
as Christiane Levesque
Pierre Arditi
as Pierre Belcroix
André Dussollier
as Marcel Blanc
Jacques Dacqmine
as Dr. Rémy
- HG
Hubert Gignoux
as Le Prêtre
Catherine Arditi
as Yvonne
Directed by Alain Resnais