When You Read This Letter
1953·France·104 min.
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Juliette Greco plays Therese, a nun-in-training who returns to "civilian" life to care for her young sister Denise (Irene Gatter). When Denise is compromised by love-'em-and-leave-'em stud Max (Philippe LeMaire), Therese forces Max at gunpoint to propose marriage to the hapless girl. Fascinated by this extreme behavior, Max falls madly in love with Therese...
DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
ScreenwriterJacques Deval
MusicBernard Peiffer
CinematographyHenri Alekan
CastFrançoise Alban·Marcel Arnal·Adeline Aucoc·Claude Borelli·Daniel Cauchy·Robert Dalban·Yvonne Sanson
Original titleQuand tu liras cette lettre - Labbra proibite (When You Read This Letter)