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Bay of Angels (1963)86 minDrama, RomanceRating 60/100

Dressed from head to toe in couture Pierre Cardin, Jeanne Moreau is an impervious femme fatale in Jacques Demy’s tale of wayward gamblers, shot on the lush coast of Nice. Composed of tumbling piano runs, Michel Legrand’s score cascades like rain, an indelible accompaniment to a stormy love affair.

Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Claude Mann, Paul Guers, Henri Nassiet, Nicole Chollet, André Certes, Jean-Pierre Lorrain

Director: Jacques Demy