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Malady of Love (1987)

Malady of Love (1987)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1987, September 30
Directors: Jacques Deray
Countries: France
Production: Sofica Investimage, Oliane Productions, Oliane Productions, FR3 Films Production, FR3 Films Production
Cast: Jean-Hugues Anglade, Nastassja Kinski, Souad Amidou, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Piccoli, Jean-Luc Porraz, Catherine Jacob, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Nelly Borgeaud, Sophie d'Aulan, Paillasson

Overview:

Two physicians, one old and one young, fall in love with the same woman, Juliette, a quixotic hairdresser. First, she is with Raoul, the older one; then passion for Clément, the younger doctor, takes over. Raoul fights back, playing on Clément's guilt and Juliette's lack of self-assurance; then, Clément makes his case to Juliette, abandons his fiancée, and takes her to the provinces where he sets up practice and asks her to have a baby. She panics and abruptly leaves Clément, taking up with Raoul again. When she contracts Hodgkin's disease and the treatment does no good, Raoul believes she has the malady of love. Is there a cure?

Keywords:

doctor hairdresser cancer sickness domestic triangle