In the Affirmative

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In the Affirmative
Directed by Claude Lelouch
Starring
Cinematography Jean Collomb
Music by Daniel Gérard
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

In the Affirmative (French : L'Amour avec des si) is a 1962 French film by Claude Lelouch. Though Lelouch had experienced failure with his debut feature Le Propre de l'homme , he managed to gain favourable exposure when the film was sent to be exhibited in Sweden and earned compliments from Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman. It was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

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Plot

The film is a road movie that follows a middle aged man who gives a young woman a lift. On the car radio, news bulletins warn the population against a recently escaped sadist who is known to prey on young women and children. Lelouch often cuts away from the main story, if only briefly, to parallel events that are not necessarily crucial to the story but illustrate what is suggested by the radio.

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References

  1. "IMDB.com: Awards for In the Affirmative". imdb.com. Retrieved 2010-02-18.