---
title: 'The Lovers (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Louis Malle'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-lovers-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052556/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Lovers (1958)

1958 · 90 min · Drama, Romance · France

Original title: Les Amants

## Synopsis

The Lovers is a 1958 French drama film directed by Louis Malle which stars Jeanne Moreau, Alain Cuny, and Jean-Marc Bory. Based on the posthumously-published 1876 short story "Point de Lendemain" by Dominique Vivant (1747–1825), the film concerns a woman involved in adultery who rediscovers human love. The Lovers was Malle's second feature film, made when he was 25 years old. The film was a box-office hit in France when released theatrically, gaining 2,594,160 admissions in France alone. The film was highly controversial when released in the United States for its depiction of allegedly obscene material. At the 1958 Venice Film Festival, the film won the Grand Jury Prize and was nominated for the Golden Lion.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Louis Malle](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-malle)
- **Producer:** [Louis Malle](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-malle)
- **Screenplay:** [Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-leveque-de-vilmorin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johannes Brahms](https://cinepixo.com/people/johannes-brahms)
- **Director of Photography:** [Henri Decaë](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-decae)

## Cast

- [Lucienne Hamon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucienne-hamon)
- [José Luis de Vilallonga](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-de-vilallonga)
- [Jean-Claude Brialy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-brialy)
- [Michèle Girardon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-girardon)
- [Claude Mansard](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-mansard)
- [Gaston Modot](https://cinepixo.com/people/gaston-modot)
- [Alain Cuny](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-cuny)
- [Jean-Marc Bory](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marc-bory)
- [Gib Grossac](https://cinepixo.com/people/gib-grossac)
- [Jeanne Moreau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeanne-moreau)
- [Judith Magre](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-magre)
- [Pierre Frag](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-frag)

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