Mélo by Alain Resnais

They had not seen each other since the Conservatoire. Marcel Blanc became an illustrious soloist who travelled the world. Pierre Belcroix was content to play first violin in the Colonne orchestra. The reunion took place at his home, in his modest bungalow on the outskirts of Paris. Marcel talks, half-blasé, half-romantic, about his sometimes tedious travels, his multiple and often complicated loves. Romaine, Pierre's young wife, Maniche for him, drinks him in with her eyes. She herself was a promising pianist, albeit a novice; she asked for the insignificant favour of playing a sonata with the master that all three of them enjoyed. Clever and cunning, she managed to get her husband out of the way and turn the meeting into a private tête-à-tête. Piano, violin, it's the sonata.

Directed by Alain Resnais

Screenplay: Alain Resnais based on the work by Henri Bernstein

With
Sabine Azéma (Romaine Belcroix), Fanny Ardant (Christiane Levesque), Pierre Arditi (Pierre Belcroix), André Dussollier (Marcel Blanc), Jacques Dacqmine (Le docteur Rémy), Hubert Gignoux (Le prêtre), Catherine Arditi (Yvonne)

TECHNIQUE
Photography: Charlie Van Damme
Sound: Henri Morelle
Original music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Philippe-Gérard  
Sets: Jacques Saulnier, Philippe Turlure Jacques Saulnier, Philippe Turlure 
Costumes: Catherine Leterrier  
Editing: Albert Jurgenson

PRODUCTION
Production: MK2 Films
Films A2 (Paris)
Running time: 1 hour 52 minutes with no intermission