Appointment in Bray
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Appointment in Bray

4.6 / 10 1971 1h 30mNR French
DramaMusicWar

Storyline

In 1917, the First World War is raging. Julien is from Luxemburg, so instead of having to go to war he studies piano in Paris. One day his friend Jacques, also a musician and now a fighter pilot on the front, invites him to spend a few days in his family's empty house in Bray. The housekeeper, a beautiful stoic woman lets Julien in, but his friend is late and he is obliged to wait. In the meantime, he starts reminiscing of the pre-war days spent with his friend and Jacques' girlfriend Odile.

Cast & Crew

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Elle

Lead
Mathieu Carrière

Mathieu Carrière

Julien Eschenbach

Roger Van Hool

Roger Van Hool

Jacques Neuil

Bulle Ogier

Bulle Ogier

Odile

Pierre Vernier

Pierre Vernier

Monsieur Hausman

LG

Luce Garcia-Ville

Madame Neuil

Boby Lapointe

Boby Lapointe

l'aubergiste

Martine Sarcey

Martine Sarcey

Madame Hausmann

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. André Delvaux's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Appointment in Bray is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker