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and starring

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Premise

Eighteen-year-old Jill enjoys a comfortable upper-class existence with her widowed mother in Switzerland and develops a crush on Fabio, a friend's husband. She heads off to Paris to become a model and dancer. Soon, Jill is discovered by a film producer and made into a huge movie star. The pressures and annoyances of fame take their toll on her and she returns to Switzerland to recuperate. Jill has an affair with the now divorced Fabio. The press continues to hound her, leading to more complications in her private life.

Cast

as Jill * Marcello Mastroianni as Fabio Rinaldi *

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as Edmond *

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as Juliette * Eléonore Hirt as Cécile *

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as Carla *

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as Gricha * Dirk Sanders as Dick *

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as Maxime *

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as Anna *

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as Alain, a photographer *

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References

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* * * 1962 films 1962 romantic drama films Films about tabloid journalism Films directed by Louis Malle Films set in Paris Films set in Switzerland Films with screenplays by Jean-Paul Rappeneau 1960s French-language films French romantic drama films Films scored by Fiorenzo Carpi 1960s French films {{1960s-France-film-stub