Cesar et Rosalie (1972)

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Claude Sautet's romantic drama César et Rosalie (Cesar and Rosalie) stars Romy Schneider as Rosalie, a beautiful young woman involved with successful businessman Cesar (Yves Montand). One day, Rosalie's former flame David (Sami Frey) appears and attempts to win her back. Cesar reacts with a… More Claude Sautet's romantic drama César et Rosalie (Cesar and Rosalie) stars Romy Schneider as Rosalie, a beautiful young woman involved with successful businessman Cesar (Yves Montand). One day, Rosalie's former flame David (Sami Frey) appears and attempts to win her back. Cesar reacts with a jealous intensity never before seen by Rosalie, and because of that, she returns to David. She remains conflicted regarding her choice of partner, but eventually, one of the men does something which resolves the situation. César et Rosalie contains one of the first screen appearances of French actress Isabelle Huppert. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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Directed By: Claude Sautet
Written By: Jean-Loup Dabadie, Claude Sautet, Claude Néron
Genres: Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1972 Wide
Studio: Wellspring Media Inc.

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Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film
Sautet's film offers an interesting snapshot of shifting sands in the Seventies sexual revolution.

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[font=Century Gothic]"Cesar and Rosalie" starts out with comic book artist David(Sami Frey) returning to France after a five year absence.(One slight flaw of the movie is that the absence is never explained.) He has found out from a mutual acquaintance that his true love,… More
[font=Century Gothic]"Cesar and Rosalie" starts out with comic book artist David(Sami Frey) returning to France after a five year absence.(One slight flaw of the movie is that the absence is never explained.) He has found out from a mutual acquaintance that his true love, Rosalie(Romy Schneider), has in the interim, married, had a child, divorced, and is now seriously involved with a very wealthy, older, but none too slick scrap dealer, Cesar(Yves Montand). David has been invited to the wedding of Rosalie's mother, thus complicating matters for everyone within a thirty-mile radius.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]"Cesar and Rosalie" is a very clever movie about a love triangle that also has much to say about that everylasting battle between money and happiness. The movie is quite philosophical about when it is right to let go of a person, if at all and how none of us are possessions. Through Rosalie, we get a first hand view of a woman's battle for equality.(She is a translator, quite well educated and can handle Cesar's business affairs in his absence.) The audience has sympathy for all the characters which is always a good sign. The finale is especially well-done. The performances of the lead actors are all top-notch.[/font]

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Cast

Yves Montand
as Cesar
Romy Schneider
as Rosalie
Sami Frey
as David
Bernard Le Coq
as Michel
Eva Maria Meineke
Umberto Orsini
as Antoine
Herve Sand
as Georges
Isabelle Huppert
as Marite
Eva-Maria Meineke
as Lucie
Robert Le Beal
Gisela Hahn
as Carla
Colin Drake
Henri-Jacques Huet
as Marcel
Michel Piccoli
as Narrator
Serge Nubret
Marcel Gassouk
Carlo Nell
as Julien

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Cesar et Rosalie (1972)

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