La désirade

Overview

Nénette, a promiscuous pipe-smoking girl, loves Claude, a gangster who has just pulled off a gainful heist. They both drive to Le Havre from where they plan to set sail for Desirade Island. But in Le Havre, Claude meets Raymond, a shipyard worker and former vet friend of the Indochina War, who offers to accommodate him. Claude accepts but, as a token of his "gratitude", he seduces Raymond's wife. In despair, Raymond, who in the meantime has lost his job, jumps off a cliff. Shadowed by a detective, Nénette becomes his mistress, knowing full well that Claude will be arrested because of her.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Simone Couderc

Nénette

Claude Brosset

Claude, the crook

Viviane Villamont

Nicole

Jean-Pierre Dorat

Raymond, worker

Alain Cuniot

Commissioner Berteaux

Christian Barbier

Motorist

François Dalou

Inspector Gloumard

Jean-Pierre Desjardins

Womanizer