I first saw this film as a boy and the emotional power stayed with me for over 40 years until I saw it again; and it was just as powerful.
The movie created a lasting impression on a young man about the emotional stakes involved with love and relationships. Huppert's performance is stunning, her character is young, naive, innocent and she falls in love with someone who is from a different intellectual and cultural circle, it was doomed to failure and she is discarded like some disposable domestic product - it destroys her.
In a similar way her older, more experienced colleague is just as vulnerable to the ups and downs of relationships, her story gives the film even more depth.
The final scene is quite remarkable and as unforgettable as any I've ever seen. A wonderful film.
The movie created a lasting impression on a young man about the emotional stakes involved with love and relationships. Huppert's performance is stunning, her character is young, naive, innocent and she falls in love with someone who is from a different intellectual and cultural circle, it was doomed to failure and she is discarded like some disposable domestic product - it destroys her.
In a similar way her older, more experienced colleague is just as vulnerable to the ups and downs of relationships, her story gives the film even more depth.
The final scene is quite remarkable and as unforgettable as any I've ever seen. A wonderful film.