
Jules and Jim(1962)
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.


“Volker Schlöndorff's Masterly Film”
In Belle Époque Paris, a 19th-century Parisian aristocrat falls in love with a lower-class prostitute who seduces him but never loves him.

Jeremy Irons
Charles Swann

Ornella Muti
Odette de Crécy

Alain Delon
Baron de Charlus

Fanny Ardant
Duchesse de Guermantes

Marie-Christine Barrault
Madame Verdurin

Anne Bennent
Chloé

Nathalie Juvet
Madame Cottard

Charlotte Kerr
Bordellchefin

Catherine Lachens
Aunt
Philippine Pascal
Madame Gallardon
Swann in Love is a drama, romance film released in 1984 exploring themes of jealousy, paris, france, based on novel or book, courtesan, 19th century. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff, it stars Jeremy Irons, Ornella Muti, Alain Delon. In Belle Époque Paris, a 19th-century Parisian aristocrat falls in love with a lower-class prostitute who seduces him but never loves him.
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