Paris in August | Paris in the Month of August - 1966
- Director Pierre Granier-Deferre
- Product Code: NA-6021-CRO-LT
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Paris in August (1966) follows Henri Plantin, a middle-aged married man living a quiet and predictable life as a department-store salesman. When his wife and daughters leave for their summer vacation, Henri remains alone in Paris — a city unusually calm and nearly empty during the month of August.
In this slowed-down atmosphere, he meets Patricia, a young American model visiting Paris for a photo assignment. Drawn to Henri’s gentle and thoughtful nature, she approaches him, and the two begin an unexpected romance. Their relationship awakens in Henri a sense of lost youth and the possibility of a different life.
Throughout the summer weeks, they experience an intense yet delicate love affair, exploring a quieter Paris and discovering deep emotional affinity. But as August comes to an end, reality returns: Henri’s family is about to come home, and Patricia must continue her career. They both understand that their romance, though sincere, belongs to that fleeting moment when their lives seemed suspended.
The film portrays this brief, bittersweet encounter — beautiful, melancholic, and destined to end — while reflecting on love, routine, youth, desire, and the choices that shape one’s life.
| Technical Sheet | |
| Title | Paris in August | Paris in the Month of August |
| Original Title | Paris au mois d'août |
| Year | 1966 |
| Language | French |
| Subtitle | French, English, Portuguese, Russian |
| Colors | Black and white |
| Gender | Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Romance |
| Duration | 94 Min. |
| Direction | Pierre Granier-Deferre |
| Countries of origin | France |
| Cast | Charles Aznavour, Susan Hampshire, Michel de Ré, Daniel Ivernel, Alan Scott, Etchika Choureau, Jacques Marin, Héléna Manson, Dominique Davray, Christian Echelard, Amarande, Lucia Amram, Max Amyl, Henri Attal, Patricia Aznavour, James Campbell, Joëlle Cazal, André Certes, Marcel Charvey, Léonce Corne, Kempetian, Ann Lewis, Bernard Musson, Douglas Read, Nathalie Roch, Dominique Rozan, Jean Sylvère, Dominique Zardi, Marcel Bernier |
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