# Love in the Afternoon (1972)

> A happily married Parisian office partner confronts the unsettling pull of an old friend's former mistress during private afternoon meetings.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6915

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Éric Rohmer
- Cast: Bernard Verley, Zouzou, Françoise Verley, Daniel Ceccaldi, Malvina Penne, Elisabeth Ferrier, Tina Michelino, Jean-Louis Livi
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068205/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: intimate, philosophical, wistful, quiet evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A man caught between duty and desire faces a moral crossroads in the heart of Paris.

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