Maladie d'amour (1987)

Drama Romance

Two physicians, one old and one young, fall in love with the same woman, Juliette, a quixotic hairdresser. First, she is with Raoul, the older one; then passion for Clément, the younger doctor, takes over. Raoul fights back, playing on Clément's guilt and Juliette's lack of self-assurance; then, Clément makes his case to Juliette, abandons his fiancée, and takes her to the provinces where he sets up practice and asks her to have a baby. She panics and abruptly leaves Clément, taking up with Raoul again. When she contracts Hodgkin's disease and the treatment does no good, Raoul believes she has the malady of love. Is there a cure?

Updated May 23 2020

Releases:

US -

1987-11-11

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Keywords:

hairdresser cancer doctor sickness

FACTS

Runtime: 122 mins Rating: 6.5

Cast

Nastassja Kinski

Juliette

Michel Piccoli

Raoul Bergeron

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Clément Potrel

Nelly Borgeaud

(scenes deleted)

Catherine Jacob

Jean-Claude Brialy

Frédéric

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Jacques

Philippine Pascal