Jean-Luc Persécuté

Jean-Luc Persécuté — Plot

Jean-Luc, mountain farmer, married Christine. She accepted this marriage because the man she loved, Augustin, left. Jean-Luc knows this but he hopes that the birth of a child will allow them to live together possible. Unfortunately, daily life between work in the fields and Sunday mass destroys their understanding. After Augustin's return, Christine becomes his mistress and Jean-Luc discovers it. He chases Christine away and remains alone with their child but the latter drowns shortly after in a pond. Refusing to believe in the death of his son, Jean-Luc descends into madness. When a few years later, he sees Christine again with Augustin's child, out of jealousy, he kills the mother and the child, before killing himself.

• Release date
• March 20, 1966
• Runtime
• 92 min
• Genres
• Drama, TV Movie
• Director
• Claude Goretta

Jean-Luc Persécuté — Cast

Maurice Garrel Jean-Luc Frédérique Meininger Christine André Cellier Maréchal

P

Philippe Mentha Augustin Marc Fayolle Nanche

J

Jacqueline Burnand Marie

B

Bernard Arczynski Le Médecin

A

Arthur Grosjean Théodule