MOVIE · 1955
The Grand Maneuver
ComedyDramaRomance106 min
Just before World War I, a swaggering French lieutenant makes a bet that he can seduce any woman he chooses before his regiment moves on. Gérard Philipe is Armand, a practiced flirt whose confidence starts to wobble when he fixes his attention on a striking Parisian divorcée. Michèle Morgan brings cool reserve to the woman he expects to charm as easily as everyone else. In a French provincial town full of uniforms, gossip, and social ritual, a casual wager turns into a more complicated contest of pride, desire, and appearances.
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