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Tempest in the Flesh (1954)

Original title: La rage au corps

1954-02-06 · FR
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A dam is under construction in the Pyrénées mountains. All the workers only have eyes for pretty, sensual Clara, the canteen waitress. And what she exchanges with many of them is more than just looks, this is for sure. Nevertheless, despite her frivolity, Clara falls truly in love with Tonio Borelli, the site foreman. The latter takes her to Paris and they marry. But Clara soon realizes that the call of the flesh still consumes her...

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Ralph HabibDirector

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Françoise ArnoulFrançoise ArnoulClaraPhilippe LemairePhilippe LemaireAndréRaymond PellegrinRaymond PellegrinAntonio 'Tonio' BorelliCathérine GoraCathérine GoraGretaAntoine BalpêtréAntoine BalpêtréSébastienAndré ValmyAndré ValmyPsychiatrist at Ste Anne's hospitalRené BlancardRené BlancardThe bistroJean-Claude PascalJean-Claude PascalGinoPaul AzaïsPaul AzaïsThe mechanicGérard BuhrGérard BuhrPaul, Polish workerYvonne ClaudieYvonne ClaudieAndré DalibertAndré Dalibert

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference444730Actor preference196064 · 219314 · 460125Country preferenceFrDecade preference1950

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A dam is under construction in the Pyrénées mountains. All the workers only have eyes for pretty, sensual Clara, the canteen waitress. And what she exchanges with many of them is more than just looks, this is for sure. Nevertheless, despite her frivolity, Clara falls truly in love with Tonio Borelli, the site foreman. The latter takes her to Paris and they marry. But Clara soon realizes that the call of the flesh still consumes her...