Movie

Chronicle of a Passion

★ 6.3/10 · 7 votes 1973 1h 45m Released

Drama

After World War I, widower Renier has returned to his estate Horlebecq. His sole diversion is his correspondence with the Parisian Rolande, who he met during the war. Even though his family is pressuring him into marrying his sister-in-law Emily, Renier stays obsessed with Rolande and even visits her in Paris. She manages to persuade him to invest large sums of money into the "Academie de Beauté" in Paris. His reckless investments and breaking off his engagement with Emily leads to unbearable tensions at Horlebecq...

Cast

Jan Decleir Renier Joskin de Lamarache Elizabeth Teissier Rolande Liliane Vincent Diane R Raoul de Manez Clarence R Robert Marcel Hardwin Hilde Uitterlinden Emily