After Sex (1997 film)

After Sex
Directed by	Brigitte Roüan
Produced by	Humbert Balsan
Written by	Santiago Amigorena Philippe Le Guay Jean-Louis Richard Brigitte Roüan Guy Zilberstein
Starring	Brigitte Roüan Patrick Chesnais
Cinematography	Pierre Dupouey
Edited by	Laurent Roüan
Release dates	29 August 1997
Running time	97 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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.^[1]

The Latinate provenance of the title is explained here.

Cast

• Brigitte Roüan - Diane Clovier
• Patrick Chesnais - Philippe Clovier
• Boris Terral - Emilio
• Nils Tavernier - François Narou
• Jean-Louis Richard - Weyoman-Lebeau
• Françoise Arnoul - Madame LePluche
• Emmanuelle Bach - Caroline
• Carmen Chaplin - Copine Narou
• Gaëlle Le Fur - Isabelle
• Elodie Pong - Designer
• Roberto Plate - Miguel
• Olivier Lechat - Victor
• Félix Dedet-Roüan - Basile
• Jean Delavalade - Dedé
• Jean-Claude Chapuis - Musical Classes Player

References

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

Sources

• Riding, Alan. "When the Tables Are Turned in Adultery's Secret Rooms", New York Times, March 8, 1998

External links

• After Sex at the Internet Movie Database