The Catholic Jean-Louis runs into an old friend, the Marxist Vidal, in Clermont-Ferrand around Christmas. Vidal introduces Jean-Louis to the modestly libertine, recently divorced Maud and the three engage in conversation on religion, atheism, love, morality and Blaise Pascal's life and writings on philosophy, faith and mathematics. Jean-Louis ends up spending a night at Maud's. Jean-Louis' Catholic views on marriage, fidelity and obligation make his situation a dilemma, as he has already, at the very beginning of the film, proclaimed his love for a young woman whom, however, he has never yet spoken to.
Cast
Crew
Éric Rohmer
Director, Writer
Cécile Decugis
Editor
Christine Lecouvette
Assistant Editor
Néstor Almendros
Director of Photography
Pierre Cottrell
Producer
Barbet Schroeder
Producer
Pierre Grimberg
Production Assistant
Nicole Rachline
Production Design
Emmanuel Machuel
Camera Operator
Philippe Rousselot
Assistant Camera
Jean-Claude Gasché
Assistant Camera
Alain Sempé
Sound Assistant
Jacques Maumont
Sound
Jean-Pierre Ruh
Sound
Alfred de Graff
Production Manager
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