A Mistress for the Summer

A Mistress for the Summer — Plot

Philippe, a little known artist, has a mistress, Viviane, a woman he does not love. When he learns the bailiffs are about to seize his paintings, Philippe decides to leave alone for the French Riviera and spend, as he regularly does, comfortable and carefree holidays in the luxurious villa of his friend Paule. But, on his way, he meets Manette, a beautiful but poor girl to whom he offers to become his companion for the Summer. Manette accepts the strange deal in exchange for bed and board. As Philippe always comes in the company of his mistress of the time, the presence of Manette does not pose a problem. But the young woman soon feels ill-at-ease in such a dubious environment. moreover, she realizes that she is falling in love with Philippe, who might not be so cynical as he wants to appear.

• Release date
• February 26, 1960
• Runtime
• 80 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Édouard Molinaro

A Mistress for the Summer — Cast

Pascale Petit Manette Micheline Presle Paule Michel Auclair Philippe Aimé Clariond Rosenkrantz Marina Malfatti The Foreigner Antoine Balpêtré The Poet Bernard Lajarrige The Bartender Claire Maurier Viviane