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L'autre femme (1964)

89 min · Drama

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Directors

François Villiers

Cast

Annie Girardot, Francisco Rabal, Alida Valli, Richard Johnson

On a Mediterranean island, Agnès sets out to prove the innocence of a lighthouse owner suspected of murdering his wife.

The story

Agnès, a young French woman unsettled by a failing relationship, arrives on a Spanish island in the Mediterranean. She meets Daniel, a somewhat surly Englishman who owns an old, crumbling lighthouse and is suspected of murdering his wife. Despite the suspicion surrounding him, Agnès forms a bond with Daniel and decides to prove his innocence.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Agnès (Annie Girardot) is a young French woman who feels depressed, confused, and dissatisfied with her life because of a relationship that is not working out. Upon arriving on a Spanish island in the Mediterranean, she meets Daniel (Richard Johnson), a somewhat surly Englishman who owns an old, crumbling lighthouse and is suspected of murdering his wife. Agnès nevertheless forms a bond with him and decides to prove his innocence. Just as she is close to uncovering the truth, Daniel disappears. At the same time, Agnès discovers that the lighthouse is the meeting place of a major smuggling network.

Genres

Drama

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