Synopsis
It's 1927 Paris. Following the conviction of her art dealer husband, Stephan Zelli (Anthony Higgins), for theft for which he was handed a one-year prison sentence, Marya Zelli (Isabelle Adjani), originally from West India, moves in with her acquaintances, expatriate Brits H.J. (Sir Alan Bates) and Lois Heidler (Dame Maggie Smith). Marya knows that H.J. in particular has more in mind than just providing her lodging out of the goodness of his heart. From behind bars, Stephan encourages Marya to move in with them, not knowing H.J.'s intentions. Marya agrees in part because she, being a foreigner, cannot get work and would thus become destitute otherwise. She learns she is the latest in a long line of lodgers. She also learns that H.J. and Lois' marriage is not all that it appears on the surface. The Heidler's hold on Marya becomes stronger when they convince her that Stephan not only has no money, but has no future in France after his release. Their collective lives become more complicated when Stephan is released from jail and tries to figure out what he's going to do with his life to regain the high standard of living to which he became accustomed.
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Director (1)
Actors (25)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Lyric International
- Foreign production company : Merchant Ivory Productions UK
- French distribution : Gaumont
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producer : Jean-Pierre Mahot
- Assistant Director : Hugues de Laugardière
- Foreign Producer : Ismail Merchant
- Author of original work : Jean Rhys
- Associate Producer : Humbert Balsan
- Sound Recordist : Bernard Bats
- Line Producer : Hubert Niogret
- Screenwriters : Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, James Ivory
- Director of Photography : Pierre Lhomme
- Sound Assistant : Michel Kharat
- Assistant Operator : Jean-Yves Le Poulain
- Camera Operator : Philippe Brun
- Production Manager : Alain Depardieu
- Editor : Humphrey Dixon
- Music Composer : Richard Robbins
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Great Britain, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1981
- French release : 20/05/1981
- Runtime : 1 h 40 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 53291
- Visa issue date : 15/05/1981
- Approval : Unknown
- Color type : Color
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