Les Mauvais Coups

Les Mauvais Coups
Directed by	François Leterrier
Screenplay by	François Leterrier Roger Vailland based on novel by Roger Vailland
Produced by	Jean Thuillier
Starring	Simone Signoret Reginald Kernan Alexandra Stewart
Cinematography	Jean Badal
Music by	Maurice Leroux
Distributed by	Les Editions Cinégraphiques
Release date	17 April 1961 (1961-04-17)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Les Mauvais Coups (French pronunciation: [le movɛ ku]; Naked Autumn) is a 1961 French psychological drama under the direction of François Leterrier. It tells the story of the tragic demise of a 10-year marriage. The austere screenplay is based on a Roger Vailland novel.

Though by no means a nouvelle vague style work, the opening credits over a dismal landscape with ominous music have a Chabrolesque touch. It was the first film directed by Leterrier, best known for his leading role in A Man Escaped, the 1956 movie by Robert Bresson.

Cast

• Simone Signoret as Roberte
• Reginald Kernan as Milan
• Alexandra Stewart as Hélène
• Marcello Pagliero as Luigi
• Serge Rousseau as Duval
• Nicole Chollet
• José Luis de Vilallonga as Prévieux
• Dorian Leigh Parker
• Marie-Claude Poirier
• Marcelle Ranson-Hervé
• Antoine Roblot
• Serge Sauvion as The veterinarian

External links

• Les Mauvais Coups at IMDb