A Controversially Enchanting Storyline
In the movie, Schneider plays Jeanne, a young girl engaged to a filmmaker named Tom (Jean-Pierre Léaud), who goes one day to view an apartment in Paris. There she comes across Paul (Brando), an American ex-pat whose wife committed suicide.
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The two develop a passionate affair, knowing close to nothing about each other (Paul tells her it’s best that they don’t reveal their real names). Steamy clinches, a forbidden love, and an uncomfortable age gap are what make the movie controversially enchanting.