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As he strolls aimlessly through the streets of Paris, he catches sight of Christian in a cafe with another woman. As they leave and jump on a bus Francois decides to follow them. A young girl he has never met, Lucie (Anne-Laure Meury) figures out what he is up to and playfully joins in with his amateur espionage.
As he strolls aimlessly through the streets of Paris, he catches sight of Christian in a cafe with another woman. As they leave and jump on a bus Francois decides to follow them. A young girl he has never met, Lucie (Anne-Laure Meury) figures out what he is up to and playfully joins in with his amateur espionage.


Eventually, they lose track of Christian in a taxi and they both leave. Francois returns to Anne where he discovers that all was not as it seemed between Christian and the blonde woman.
Throughout the day, their stories and explanations for Christian's action become increasingly complex and outlandish. Eventually, they lose track of Christian in a taxi and they both leave, promising to write to each other if they ever found out what Christian was really up to. Francois returns to Anne where he discovers that all was not as it seemed between Christian and the blonde woman.


As he leaves Anne's flat he spots Lucie embracing a young colleague of his. As the couple part, Francois follows this boy.
As he leaves Anne's flat he spots Lucie embracing a young colleague of his. Once the couple part, Francois follows the boy.


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La femmme de l'aviateur (The Aviator's Wife) is a 1981 French film directed by Eric Rohmer. It is the first of Rohmer's 1980s "Comedies and Proverbs" series.

105 min. / France

with Philippe Marlaud, Marie Rivière, Mathieu Carrière

Synopsis

Francois (Marlaud) is in love with the firecely independent and slightly older Anne (Rivière). One morning, Anne's airline-pilot ex, Christian (Carrière), visits her to to tell her that it is over between them. Francois just happens to see the two leave Anne's building together and becomes obsessed by the idea that she is cheating on him.

As he strolls aimlessly through the streets of Paris, he catches sight of Christian in a cafe with another woman. As they leave and jump on a bus Francois decides to follow them. A young girl he has never met, Lucie (Anne-Laure Meury) figures out what he is up to and playfully joins in with his amateur espionage.

Throughout the day, their stories and explanations for Christian's action become increasingly complex and outlandish. Eventually, they lose track of Christian in a taxi and they both leave, promising to write to each other if they ever found out what Christian was really up to. Francois returns to Anne where he discovers that all was not as it seemed between Christian and the blonde woman.

As he leaves Anne's flat he spots Lucie embracing a young colleague of his. Once the couple part, Francois follows the boy.