Paul and Michelle (1974)
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- R
- 1h 45min
- Drama, Romance
- May 1974 (USA)
- Movie
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Cast
Anicée Alvina | ... |
Michelle Latour
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Sean Bury | ... |
Paul Harrison
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Keir Dullea | ... |
Garry
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Georges Beller | ... |
Daniel
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Toby Robins | ... |
Jane
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Catherine Allégret | ... |
Joanna
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Jenny Arasse | ... |
Sister Mercier
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Anne Lonnberg | ... |
Susannah
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Sara Stout | ... |
Sylvie
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André Maranne | ... |
Bellancourt
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Peter Graves | ... |
Sir Henry
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Steve Gilbert | ... |
Nic
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Michel Garland | ... |
Doctor in Arles
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Albert Simono | ... |
Dr. Duval
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Anthony Clarke | ... |
Hush
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Peggy Frankston | ... |
Lilli
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Elisabeth Kaza | ... |
Mother Superior
(as Elizabeth Kaza)
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Lucie Arnold | ... |
Girl at Patisserie
(as Lucy Arnold)
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Carine Vogel | ... |
Doctor's Receptionist
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Sylvie Joly | ... |
Receptionist
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Robert Favart | ... |
Professor
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Ronald Lewis | ... |
Sir Robert
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Jack Berard | ... |
Butler (uncredited)
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Lucy Bush | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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Jacqueline Fogt | ... |
Mme. Bellancourt (uncredited)
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Guy Marly | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lewis Gilbert |
Written by
Lewis Gilbert | ... | (story) |
Vernon Harris | ... | () |
Angela Huth | ... | () |
Produced by
William P. Cartlidge | ... | associate producer |
Lewis Gilbert | ... | producer |
Music by
Michel Colombier |
Cinematography by
Claude Renoir |
Editing by
Thelma Connell |
Editorial Department
William Parnell | ... | first assistant editor |
Art Direction by
Pierre Guffroy |
Production Management
Patrick Gordon | ... | assistant unit manager |
Phillip Kenny | ... | unit production manager |
Suzanne Wiesenfeld | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Denis Amar | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Dino Di Campo | ... | sound editor |
Gerry Humphreys | ... | re-recording mixer |
Music Department
Michel Colombier | ... | conductor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount British Pictures (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1974) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1974) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sonoro Filme (1975) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of India (1976) (India) (theatrical) (Bombay)
- Rete A (1983) (Italy) (tv)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
The continuation of Friends (1971). The story begins three years after Paul Harrison is forced to leave Michelle Latour and their baby, Sylvie, alone in the Camargue after the police finally locate his workplace. As a minor, the boy must be returned to his father and step-mother who live in Paris. Paul is sent to England to go to school. Upon completion of his graduation from prep school with honors ("all the prizes"), Paul begins to search for Michelle, learning from her cousin that Michelle had to take refuge in a nunnery. Paul visits with one of the nuns there, Sister Mercier, and quickly finds out that Michelle was placed in a Pâtisserie owned by Monsieur Bellancourt in Nice where Paul subsequently discovers she lived and worked for about six months... then one day, Michelle suddenly walked out. Advised by a fellow employee who has seen Michelle in the market place the week before, Paul learns that Michelle is still in Nice. After a series of near-misses, Paul eventually finds Michelle who has begun a life of her own with an older man, Garry, an airline pilot, and yet, Paul ultimately succeeds in rekindling their love. Garry departs for a job in New York and Paul and Michelle resettle in Paris. Paul's father who considers Michelle a tramp and his son a fool, cuts off Paul's allowance. This plunges Paul and Michelle into dire financial straits where they both must work menial jobs while Paul must attend classes at the university as well, all the while raising Sylvie. Both of them exhausted, the lovers quarrel about Paul's ability to remain faithful. In addition, Michelle must face having an unexpected abortion. It becomes clear that Michelle and Sylvie must go back to the Camargue so Paul can go it alone to the Sorbonne to acquire a degree and the necessary financial means. While the lovers survived three years of separation before, the question of whether their love can endure yet another three years apart is left unclear. Written by Anonymous |
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Taglines | Their love story was so unique it inspired two motion pictures, "Friends" in 1971. And now "Paul and Michelle." See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The motorcycle hitched to the couple's sidecar is a 650cc Triumph See more » |
Movie Connections | Follows Friends (1971). See more » |
Soundtracks | Paul And Michelle See more » |
Quotes |
[after a series of near-misses while searching for Michelle throughout Nice, Paul spots her across the busy boulevard. They joyfully hug, swinging each other around and around in the middle of the crosswalk, causing a traffic jam consisting of two blocks of honking motorists. Afterwards, Paul is reunited with Sylvie, his daughter, at pre-school]
Paul Harrison: Why don't we have some lunch? Michelle Latour: Umm, Sylvie and I have to go home. Paul Harrison: Home? Does home mean you're Mrs. Somebody-or-other? Michelle Latour: No, nothing like that. But I do live with Garry. He's been very kind to us. He's quite old... he's 32. Paul Harrison: I see. Michelle Latour: Paul, what can I say? I had to leave my job. Paul Harrison: That man, Bellancourt? Michelle Latour: Garry used to come to the shop. He rescued us really. He knows all about you... everything... how I have been waiting all this time. Paul Harrison: So? What am I supposed to do? Michelle Latour: Come to dinner tonight... meet him. Then you'll absolutely understand how it is. Paul Harrison: Oh, no... Well, alright. See more » |