Manon 70 is a 1968 drama film directed by Jean Aurel, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Elsa Martinelli, Sami Frey, Robert Webber, Paul Hubschmid and Jean-Claude Brialy. The screenplay by Aurel and Cécil Saint-Laurent is loosely based on the 1731 novel Manon Lescaut by Antoine François Prévost. The original music was composed by Serge Gainsbourg.

Manon 70
French theatrical release poster
Directed byJean Aurel
Screenplay by
Based onManon Lescaut
by Abbe Prevost
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEdmond Richard
Edited byAnne-Marie Cotret
Music bySerge Gainsbourg
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Valoria Films (France)
  • CIDIF (Italy)
Release dates
  • 21 February 1968 (1968-02-21) (France)
  • 18 April 1968 (1968-04-18) (Italy)
  • 17 May 1968 (1968-05-17) (West Germany)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Italy
  • West Germany
LanguageFrench
Box office$3,253,380[1]

Synopsis

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Manon is an amoral, free spirit who uses sex to surround herself in relatively luxurious surroundings. Journalist François sees her at the airport and falls in love with her. Once they land in Paris, he makes his move and steals her from the man she has been traveling with. François and Manon fall in love but Manon's brother, wants to live off his sister and causes trouble. Manon tries seeing a wealthy man at the same time as François.

Cast

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Reception

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Deneuve later said she wanted to work with Jean Aurel because she admired his film All About Loving (1964). Of Manon 70, she said, "The story was great but, in the end, [the film] just missed."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Manon 70 (1968)". JP Box-Office (in French).
  2. ^ "Manon 70 – Extraits d'interviews de Catherine Deneuve". Tout sur Catherine Deneuve (in French).
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