''Rive droite, rive gauche'' (English: "Right Bank, Left Bank") is a French film directed by Philippe Labro, starring

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor. An icon of French cinema, considered a world star in the same way as Alain Delon or Brigitte Bardot, he has completed over 250 films since 1967, most of which as ...

Nathalie Baye Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (; born 6 July 1948) is a French film, television, and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for ''Every Man for Himsel ...

and Carole Bouquet. Bouquet received a César Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination.

Plot

Paul is a successful lawyer from the right bank of the

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. Among others he represents the investor Pervillard. In spite of being married Paul falls in love with a young lady named Sacha. When he learns she got sacked because she wouldn't let Pervillard molest her, he makes her case public. Sacha proves him her appreciation but now she has to fear the wrath of Paul's jealous wife Babée.

Cast

: ''Paul Senanques'' *

: ''Sacha'' * Carole Bouquet: ''Babée Senanques'' * Bernard Fresson: ''Pervillard'' *

Jacques Weber Jacques Weber is a French actor, director, and writer. Life and career Weber joined the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique at the age of 20, and won the Prix d'Excellence when he left. He joined Robert Hossein in Rheims, and ...

: Garry, Senanques' business Partner * Charlotte de Turckheim: ''Catherine'' * Jacques Boudet: The Minister *

Philippe Laudenbach Philippe Laudenbach (31 January 1936 – 22 April 2024) was a French actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1963. Career Philippe Laudenbach, the nephew of Pierre Fresnay (born Peter Laudenbach), was trained at the French Natio ...

: The Host * Jean-Yves Berteloot: A doctor * Marcel Bozonnet: Pervillard's friend

References

External links

* 1984 films 1984 crime drama films French crime drama films 1980s legal drama films Films about lawyers Films about adultery in France 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub