September 24, 1958
Release Date

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End of Desire (1958)

Name: End of Desire
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958-09-24

1h 26m

Running Time

September 24, 1958
Release Date

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Plot.

Normandy, second half of the nineteenth century. Jeanne Dandieu lives in a manor house with her parents and their servant Rosalie. She gets to know Julien, a handsome man, whom she soon marries. Her happiness is short-lived as she finds out that not only has Julien married her for her money but he cheats on her as well, with Rosalie to crown it all.

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Details.

Release Date
September 24, 1958

Original Name
Une vie

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 26m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-04-07

This Movie Is About.

normandy

1880s

Wiki.

One Life (French: Une vie) is a 1958 French drama film directed by Alexandre Astruc, starring Maria Schell and Christian Marquand. It is also known as End of Desire in the United States. It is set in the 19th century and tells the story of the unhappy marriage between an idealistic woman of aristocratic background and a cynical man. The film is based on the novel Une Vie by Guy de Maupassant. It was shown in competition at the 19th Venice International Film Festival. It had 2,315,098 admissions in France.

The song "Une Vie", written by Roman Vlad and Marc Lanjean, was released as a single by Maria Schell in 1958, and covered by Eddie Barclay's big band in 1959.