Lovers of Paris

Lovers of Paris original title PotBouille, Stew Pot is a 1957 French film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Grard Philipe. It is based on the novel PotBouille by mile Zola.

A young provincial, Octave Mouret, arrives in Paris during the Second Empire. Madame Josserand, a society woman who thinks of little other than marrying off her daughter Berthe, sets her sights on him. But Octave has already turned his attention to the married Madame Hdouin, who runs a large department store, Au Bonheur des Dames, where he is hired as a salesman. She is beautiful, but remains distant despite Octaves efforts to be noticed. Upset, Madame Josserand forces Berthe, against her will, to marry Auguste Vabre, a shopkeeper with little money. Berthe soon becomes Octaves mistress, and Octave applies his commercial talents to straightening out Augustes finances. Madame Hdouin, now widowed, then realizes the business and romantic possibilities with her handsome young salesman.

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