''Quiet Days in Clichy'' (french: "Jours tranquilles à Clichy") is a 1990 erotic

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Claude Chabrol. It is based on the 1956

autobiographical novel An autobiographical novel is a form of novel using autofiction techniques, or the merging of autobiographical and fictive elements. The literary technique is distinguished from an autobiography or memoir by the stipulation of being fiction. Bec ...

'' Quiet Days in Clichy'' by

Henry Miller Henry Valentine Miller (December 26, 1891 – June 7, 1980) was an American novelist. He broke with existing literary forms and developed a new type of semi-autobiographical novel that blended character study, social criticism, philosophical ref ...

. The novel was previously adapted into a 1970 Danish film.

Plot

American Henry Miller enjoys a wide variety of sexual escapades while also working hard to establish himself as a serious writer in Paris.

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* * 1990 films 1990s biographical films French biographical films English-language French films English-language German films Films directed by Claude Chabrol Films set in the 1930s Films based on American novels Remakes of Danish films Biographical films about writers Films based on works by Henry Miller 1990s English-language films 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub