La Baie des Anges

Infobox_Film
name = La Baie des Anges


writer = Jacques Demy
starring = Jeanne Moreau
Claude Mann
director = Jacques Demy
music = Michel Legrand
cinematography = Jean Rabier
editing = Anne-Marie Cotret
released = March 1, 1963
runtime = 89 min (France)
language = French
country= FRA
budget =
imdb_id = 0056846

"La Baie des Anges" ("Bay of Angels" in English) is a 1963 French film directed by Jacques Demy, starring Jeanne Moreau and Claude Mann. "La Baie des Anges" is Demy's second film and deals with the subject of gambling.

Plot

Jean Fournier (Claude Mann) is a young bank employee who is encouraged by his friend Caron to take an interest in gambling. After winning money in a game of roulette, he decides to vacation in Nice, where he falls in love with Jackie (Jeanne Moreau), divorced and mother to a child she rarely visits. Though Jackie also enjoys Jean's company, she constantly warns him that her passion for gambling will always be greater.

Jean becomes jealous of not having all of her attention and has mixed feelings about gambling, yet he too is to some extend seduced by this new life style that involves taking risks. Despite Jackie's cool "façade" and alleged control over her choices - she claims she is unattached to the money itself, but rather the thrill of the game, and doesn't mind going from rich to poor in a matter of seconds -, she soon begins to reveal her vulnerability and the emptiness she often feels as result of her addiction.

External links

*imdb title|0056846
* [http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0148,atkinson,30254,20.html Village Voice Review]