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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Aviator's Wife
"One can’t think of nothing."
1981 1h 46m FR
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SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 136
DramaComedyRomance
Synopsis
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A student is devastated when he finds that his girlfriend is cheating on him. In order to find out why she did it, he decides to spy on her and her airline pilot lover. Then he sees the pilot with a blonde woman and he begins to follow them…
“One can’t think of nothing.”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Philippe Marlaud
François
Marie Rivière
Anne
Anne-Laure Meury
Lucie
Mathieu Carrière
Christian
Philippe Caroit
François' Friend
Coralie Clément
Anne's Colleague
María Luisa García
Anne's Friend
Haydée Caillot
Blonde Woman
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Éric Rohmer
- Writers
- Éric Rohmer
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Countries
- France
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Éric Rohmer, shot by Bernard Lutic. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Cécile Decugis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Philippe Marlaud and Marie Rivière and Anne-Laure Meury carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "One can’t think of nothing.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0080728 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Éric Rohmer directs. Bernard Lutic behind the camera. Cécile Decugis cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French, German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, German.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Éric Rohmer, shot by Bernard Lutic. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Cécile Decugis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Philippe Marlaud and Marie Rivière and Anne-Laure Meury carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "One can’t think of nothing.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0080728 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Released under 10 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Bernard Lutic
- Editing
- Cécile Decugis
- Runtime
- 106 min · 1h 46m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Éric Rohmer
Production companies
Who made it
Les Films du Losange
FR
Key crew
- ProducerMargaret Ménégoz
- EditorCécile Decugis
- Unit ManagerHervé Grandsart
- SoundGeorges Prat
- Sound MixerDominique Hennequin
- Boom OperatorGérard Lecas
- Camera OperatorRomain Winding
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- obsession
- stalking
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1981-10-07· New York City, New York
Also known as
International titles
- Die Frau des Fliegers oder Man kann nicht an nichts denkenDE
- Comédies et Proverbes: La femme de l'aviateur ou 'on ne saurait penser à rien'FR
- La mujer del aviadorES
- A Mulher do AviadorPT
- La moglie dell'aviatoreIT
- 飛行士の妻JP
- Жена летчикаSU
- 飛行員的妻子HK
- Pilotens kvinneNO
- Man kan inte tänka på ingentingSE
