After Sex (1997)

After Sex (French: Post Coïtum, Animal Triste) is a 1997 film by French director Brigitte Roüan.

Roüan stars in the film as Diane Clovier, a married mother of two who has an affair with the friend of a young writer she is mentoring. Meanwhile, her husband, a lawyer, is defending a woman charged with murdering her unfaithful spouse.

The film was well received in its native France, but raised some eyebrows for its sympathetic treatment of a woman's infidelity. The film also received positive notice in the United States, where it was released in 1998. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.



^ "Festival de Cannes: After Sex". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-27.

Synopsis

Diane Clovier, âgée de 41 ans, cadre dans une petite maison d'édition parisienne et mère comblée, mène une vie sans histoire, jusqu'au jour où elle fait la connaissance d'Emilio, un jeune et séduisant Italien qui travaille pour une organisation humanitaire. C'est le coup de foudre. Elle délaisse son emploi et ment à son entourage afin de vivre sa passion. Mais pour son jeune amant, cette relation n'est qu'une liaison de plus.

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