Title from container. Based on a play by Henri Bernstein. Originally released as a motion picture in 1986. Wide screen (1.66:1). Special features: brand new 2K restoration of the film; original lossless mono audio; new appreciation by critic Jonathan Romney; archive interview with director Alain Resnais; archive interview with producer Marin Karmitz; archive interviews with actors Pierre Arditi and André Dussolier; archive interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot; archive interview with set designer Jacques Saulnier; theatrical trailer. Sabine Azéma, Fanny Ardant, Pierre Arditi, André Dussollier, Jacques Dacqmine.
Summary:
Pierre and Marcel are both celebrated concert violinists and lifelong friends, in spite of their differing temperaments. Pierre is modest, sensitive and content; Marcel is hungry, driven, and pursues a solo career that takes him to the four corners of the world. After years apart, the two friends reunite when Pierre invites Marcel to his home for dinner. It is then that Marcel first meets Pierre's wife, Romaine, sparking a passionate affair that can only end in tragedy before the curtain falls.
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