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Love on a Pillow

{{Infobox film

| name = Love on a Pillow

| image = Movie-Le_Repos_du_Guerrier.jpg

| caption =

| director = Roger Vadim

| producer =

| screenplay = Roger Vadim

| based_on = novel by Christiane Rochefort

| starring = Brigitte Bardot
Robert Hossein

| music = Michel Magne

| cinematography = Armand Thirard

| editing =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1962}}

| runtime = 102 minute

| country = France

| language = French

| budget =

| gross = 2,872,723 admissions (France)[http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.au&sl=fr&u=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-brigitte-bardot-c22691591/27&usg=ALkJrhhENf7rYLvq7725qvS3BLrdPGwVJw Box office information for film] at Box Office Story

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Love on a Pillow (Le Repos du guerrier) is a 1962 French film starring Brigitte Bardot and directed by Roger Vadim. It's based on the book called Le Repos du guerrier, written by Christiane Rochefort.

Plot

Geneviève Le Theil is a financially independent woman in Paris engaged to Pierre.

She goes to Dijon to collect an inheritance. She enters the wrong hotel room and accidentally foils the suicide of a penniless alcoholic, Renaud, who has taken an overdose of sleeping pills.

Renaud seduces Geneviève and persuades her to take him with her to Paris. Once there she severs ties with her mother, her friends, and Pierre, despite Renaud treating her badly.

When Renaud picks up a prostitute, Genevieve leaves him. But then he proposes marriage and she accepts.

Cast

References

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External links

  • [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056404/ Love on a Pillow] at IMDb
  • [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/82030/love-on-a-pillow Love on a Pillow] at TCMDB

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Category:French romantic drama films

Category:Films directed by Roger Vadim

Category:1960s French films

Category:Films scored by Michel Magne

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