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A Parisian couple's fragile harmony is tested when Pierre takes a lover.
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Why watch the movie In the Shadow of Women?
"Philippe Garrel, one of France's great filmmakers, responsible for works like 'A Lover for a Day' and 'Regular Lovers', brings us a simple, naturalistic and short story (72 minutes, almost a medium-length film) about a couple of filmmakers looking for ways to keep alive the flame of more artistic productions - while one of them, Pierre, ends up falling in love with another woman. The result is a current and credible portrait of life and love. The black and white photography, for those who love the simplicity that cinema can have, is also a highlight."
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Stanislas Merhar and Clotilde Courau are Pierre and Manon, a Parisian married couple working in fragile harmony on Pierre’s documentary film projects, the latest of which is a portrait of a resistance fighter. When Pierre takes a lover, he feels entitled to do so, and he treats both wife and mistress with disengagement bordering on disdain; when Manon catches Pierre in the act, her immediate response is to find common ground with her husband.