The Savage

Le sauvage, feature film, 1975

DIRECTED BY: Jean-Paul Rappeneau

The Savage

CAST:
Yves Montand (Martin),
Catherine Deneuve (Nelly),
Luigi Vannucchi (Vittorio),
Toni Roberts

SCRIPT:
Jean-Loup Dabadie,
Elisabeth Rappeneau,
Jean-Paul Rappeneau

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Pierre Lhomme,
Antoine Roch

Synopsis:
Nelly has just married Vittorio in Caracas, Venezuela and decides to run away. Vittorio goes after his runaway bride who has found a helper in Martin, a middle-aged man who she accidentally met while on the run. Martin drives Nelly to the airport thinking that he will never see Nelly again and that he will be able to return to his quiet single life on his island. Of course he is wrong and Nelly will come into his life again...

color, 103 min