''Dear Louise'' (french: Chère Louise) is a 1972 French drama film directed by

Philippe de Broca Philippe de Broca (; 15 March 1933 – 26 November 2004) was a French movie director. He directed 30 full-length feature films, including the highly successful ''That Man from Rio, That Man from Rio (''L'Homme de Rio'')'', ''Le Magnifique, The M ...

. It was entered into the

1972 Cannes Film Festival The 25th annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 4 to 19 May 1972. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian films ''The Working Class Goes to Heaven'' by Elio Petri and ''The Mattei Affair'' by Francesco Rosi. The festival opened with the French film ...

. In July 2021, the film was shown in the Cannes Classics section at the

2021 Cannes Film Festival The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to 17 July 2021, after having been originally scheduled from 11 to 22 May 2021. American director Spike Lee was invited to be the head of the jury for the festival for a second time, after t ...

Cast

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. Mo ...

as Louise *

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as Luigi * Didi Perego as Frédérique * Yves Robert as Magnetto, le marchand de cycles * Pippo Starnazza * Lucienne Legrand as La logeuse *

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* Luce Fabiole * Jill Larson *

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References

External links

* 1972 films 1972 drama films Films scored by Georges Delerue Films directed by Philippe de Broca 1970s French-language films Films with screenplays by Jean-Loup Dabadie French drama films 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub