Les Amants du Flore

Les Amants du Flore (The Lovers of Flore) is a 2006 French TV film, directed by Ilan Duran Cohen, about the relationship between Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir beginning with their university years, then the following 20 years through the wartime, post-war fame and publication of Le Deuxième Sexe.^[1][2] It was made in April 2006 and broadcast on France 3 on 6 September 2006.^[3]

Les Amants du Flore
Written by	Chantal de Rudder Evelyne Pisier
Directed by	Ilan Duran Cohen
Starring	Anna Mouglalis Lorànt Deutsch
Music by	Grégoire Hetzel
Original language	French
Production
Producer	Sophie Ravard & Nicholas Traube
Editor	Hugues Orduna
Running time	105 minutes
Original release
Release	6 September 2006 (2006-09-06)

Plot

In 1924 Simone de Beauvoir is a brilliant, but reserved young girl, who prepares to study philosophy at the Sorbonne university. Only fellow student Jean-Paul Sartre (who calls her 'Castor') recognizes her talent and intellect. Meanwhile, De Beauvoir also explores her bisexuality.^[4]

Cast

• Anna Mouglalis : Simone de Beauvoir
• Lorànt Deutsch : Jean-Paul Sartre
• Caroline Silhol : Françoise de Beauvoir
• Kal Weber : Nelson Algren
• Clémence Poésy : Lumi
• Julien Baumgartner : Tyssen
• Sarah Stern : Tania
• Didier Sandre : Georges de Beauvoir
• Jennifer Decker : Marina
• Vladislav Galard : Paul Nizan
• Laetitia Spigarelli : Lola
• Robert Plagnol : Albert Camus
• Philippe Bardy : François Mauriac
• Nada Strancar : Principal

References

1. "Les Amants du Flore". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
2. "Les Amants du Flore - Vogue.it".
3. "'Les Amants du Flore'". 25 November 2011.
4. "Les Amants du Flore". Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2020-02-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

• Les Amants du Flore at IMDb
• Allo Ciné page (in French)