Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne

Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne French for The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne is a 1945 French film directed by Robert Bresson. It is a modern adaptation of a section of Denis Diderots Jacques le fataliste 1796 that tells the story of a man who is tricked into marrying a former prostitute.

Hlne and Jean have pledged their love to each other, but are not engaged to marry. Their love affair allows dalliances with others, but they have promised to put each other first above all others. Hlne has been warned by a friend that Jeans love for her has cooled and fears this is correct. She tricks him into confessing, by pretending her own feelings for him have cooled to a friendship. She hides her shock and dismay when he enthusiastically accepts her as now just a friend instead of a lover. After he leaves her apartment, it is clear that she is devastated. But instead of mourning her love, she decides to exact a cruel revenge on him.Young Agns is a cabaret dancer. Her ambition was to become a ballerina at the Opera, but hard times have fallen on her, and in order to support herself and her mother, she has resorted to dancing in nightclubs and earning money as a prostitute. Hlne, in a pretense of compassion, offers to pay off Agns mothers debts and move them into an apartment, allowing Agns to quit the nightlife. ........

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