Les Mauvais Coups | |
Director: | François Leterrier |
Producer: | Jean Thuillier |
Screenplay: | François Leterrier Roger Vailland based on novel by Roger Vailland |
Starring: | Simone Signoret Reginald Kernan Alexandra Stewart |
Music: | Maurice Leroux |
Cinematography: | Jean Badal |
Distributor: | Les Editions Cinégraphiques |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
Runtime: | 98 minutes |
Les Mauvais Coups (pronounced as /fr/; Naked Autumn) is a 1961 French psychological drama under the direction of François Leterrier. It tells the story of the tragic demise of a 10-year marriage.The austere screenplay is based on a Roger Vailland novel.
Though by no means a nouvelle vague style work, the opening credits over a dismal landscape with ominous music have a Chabrolesque touch. It was the first film directed by Leterrier, best known for his leading role in A Man Escaped, the 1956 movie by Robert Bresson.