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'Manon 70' is a 1968 French (French-Italian-West German co-production) drama film directed by Jean Aurel and starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Claude Brialy and Sammy Frey. It was written by Aurel with Ccil Saint-Laurent. The story is loosely based on 'Manon Lescaut', an 18th-century French novel by Antoine Franois Prvost. The original music was composed by Serge Gainsbourg.

Synopsis



Manon (Catherine Deneuve) is an amoral, free spirit who uses sex to surround herself in relatively luxurious surroundings. Journalist Franois (Sami Frey) 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's been traveling with. Franois and Manon fall in love but Manon's brother (Jean-Claude Brialy), wants to live off his sister and causes trouble. Manon tries seeing a wealthy man (Robert Webber) at the same time as Francois.

Cast



* Catherine Deneuve as Manon

* Jean-Claude Brialy as Jean-Paul

* Sami Frey as Franois Des Grieux

* Elsa Martinelli as Annie

* Robert Webber as Ravaggi

* Paul Hubschmid as Simon

* Claude Genia as Wife

* Jean Martin as Hotelman

Reception



Deneuve later said she wanted to work with Jean Aurel because she like his film 'In Love'. Of 'Manon 70' she said "the story was great but the film just missed.... it's probably because the director was not at his best."[http://translate.google.com.au/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://toutsurdeneuve.free.fr/Francais/Pages/Carriere_Films/Manon70.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmanon%2B70%2Bdeneuve%26start%3D20%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DFgV%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Dsb%26biw%3D763%26bih%3D649 Interviews with Catherine Denueve] accessed 15 September 2014

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