Love in the Afternoon
1972 · Movie · 97 min · ★ 7.3 · 86% critics
A happily married Paris professional drifts through his afternoons daydreaming about other women, convinced he’ll never act on it. When a struggling acquaintance begins visiting his office, their casual meetings turn into flirtation, forcing him to weigh desire against loyalty and the life he’s built.
Also known as Chloe in the Afternoon · Six Moral Tales VI: Love in the Afternoon
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Details
- Original title
- L'Amour l'après-midi
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-09-01
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (212 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy quiet, talky relationship dramas about temptation and conscience, in the vein of My Night at Maud's; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big events, or high-stakes conflict.
Pros: thoughtful moral questions; warm, charming tone; amusing fantasy moments | Cons: very slow pace; low emotional intensity; story feels familiar
Themes
- infidelity
- marriage crisis
- man between two women
- womanizer
Cast & crew
Bernard Verley
as Frédéric
Zouzou
as Chloé
Françoise Verley
as Hélène
Daniel Ceccaldi
as Gérard
- MP
Malvina Penne
as Fabienne
- EF
Elisabeth Ferrier
as Martine
- TM
Tina Michelino
as The Passenger
Jean-Louis Livi
as The Colleague
- PN
Pierre Nunzi
as The Salesman
- IS
Irène Skobline
as The Saleslady
Directed by Éric Rohmer