Malady of Love
Two physicians, one old and one young, fall in love with the same woman, Juliette, a quixotic hairdresser. First, she is with Raoul, the older one; then passion for Clément, the younger doctor, takes over. Raoul fights back, playing on Clément's guilt and Juliette's lack of self-assurance; then, Clément makes his case to Juliette, abandons his fiancée, and takes her to the provinces where he sets up practice and asks her to have a baby. She panics and abruptly leaves Clément, taking up with Raoul again. When she contracts Hodgkin's disease and the treatment does no good, Raoul believes she has the malady of love. Is there a cure?
Director: Jacques Deray
Writer: Danièle Thompson
Cast
Nastassja Kinski
Juliette
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Clément Potrel
Michel Piccoli
Raoul Bergeron
Jean-Claude Brialy
Frédéric
Souad Amidou
Farida
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Jacques
Jean-Luc Porraz
Jean-Luc
Sophie d'Aulan
Diane
Laurence Fabre
Catherine Jacob
Nurse
Michael Goldman
Philippine Pascal
