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Melo

Play trailer Melo 1986,  1h 50m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 63% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
As young men, Marcel (André Dussolier) and Pierre (Pierre Arditi) studied together at the same musical conservatory. They remain friends as adults, even if their lives have turned out very differently: Marcel is now a noted solo violinist while Pierre is an undistinguished player in a symphony. And, while Marcel has a happy marriage with Romaine (Sabine Azéma), Pierre is constantly on the prowl. This becomes evident when Marcel takes an unhealthy interest in Pierre's wife.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Apr 24, 2014
Resnais invests the original meaning of "melodrama" (drama with music) with exceptional beauty and power, cutting and moving his camera with impeccable dramatic logic to give their performances maximum voltage. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce Slant Magazine Feb 20, 2008
3/4
s he grew older, Alain Resnais revealed the wistful sentimentalist behind the formalist pathfinder of Hiroshima Mon Amour and Muriel. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Jun 15, 2022
Melo is a marvelous film…resulting in the most dynamic of static films. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Apr 4, 2019
A beautifully acted and astutely observed romantic drama. Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Mar 6, 2008
What's miraculous about Mlo is that the material never grows hysterical and feels blocked in or trapped by the stage. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 30, 2008
C+
It dishes out dollops of pain from among the Brahms' sonatas, and melodramatics that were dated long ago. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Alain Resnais

Director

Sabine Azéma

Romaine Belcroix

Pierre Arditi

Pierre Belcroix

André Dussollier

Marcel Blanc

Fanny Ardant

Christiane Levesque

Jacques Dacqmine

Dr. Remy

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Melo

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Movie Info

Synopsis As young men, Marcel (André Dussolier) and Pierre (Pierre Arditi) studied together at the same musical conservatory. They remain friends as adults, even if their lives have turned out very differently: Marcel is now a noted solo violinist while Pierre is an undistinguished player in a symphony. And, while Marcel has a happy marriage with Romaine (Sabine Azéma), Pierre is constantly on the prowl. This becomes evident when Marcel takes an unhealthy interest in Pierre's wife.
Director
Alain Resnais
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
May 3, 2019
Runtime
1h 50m
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