{{Short description|1968 film by Jean Aurel}} {{Infobox film | name = Manon 70 | image = Manon_70_%281968%29.jpg | alt = | caption = French theatrical release poster | director = Jean Aurel | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * Jean Aurel * Cécil Saint-Laurent }} | based_on = {{based on|''Manon Lescaut''|Abbe Prevost}} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Robert Dorfmann * Yvon Guézel }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Catherine Deneuve * Elsa Martinelli * Sami Frey * Robert Webber * Paul Hubschmid * Jean-Claude Brialy }} | cinematography = Edmond Richard | editing = Anne-Marie Cotret | music = Serge Gainsbourg | studio = {{Plainlist| * Les Films Corona * Transinter Films * Roxy Films * Panda Films }} | distributor = {{Plainlist| * Valoria Films (France) * {{abbr|CIDIF|Consorzio Italiano Distributori Indipendenti Film}} (Italy) }} | released = {{Film date|df=y|1968|2|21|France|1968|4|18|Italy|1968|5|17|West Germany}} | runtime = 105 minutes | country = {{Plainlist| * France * Italy * West Germany }} | language = French | budget = | gross = $3,253,380<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=9143|title=Manon 70 (1968)|website=JP Box-Office|language=fr}}</ref> }} '''''Manon 70''''' is a 1968 drama film directed by Jean Aurel, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Elsa Martinelli, Sami Frey, Robert Webber, Paul Hubschmid and Jean-Claude Brialy. The screenplay by Aurel and Cécil Saint-Laurent is loosely based on the 1731 novel ''Manon Lescaut'' by Antoine François Prévost. The original music was composed by Serge Gainsbourg.
==Synopsis== Manon is an amoral, free spirit who uses sex to surround herself in relatively luxurious surroundings. Journalist François sees her at the airport and falls in love with her. Once they land in Paris, he makes his move and steals her from the man she has been traveling with. François and Manon fall in love but Manon's brother, wants to live off his sister and causes trouble. Manon tries seeing a wealthy man at the same time as François.
==Cast== * Catherine Deneuve as Manon * Jean-Claude Brialy as Jean-Paul * Sami Frey as François Des Grieux * Elsa Martinelli as Annie * Robert Webber as Ravaggi * Paul Hubschmid as Simon * Claude Génia as wife * Jean Martin as hotel manager
==Reception== Deneuve later said she wanted to work with Jean Aurel because she admired his film ''All About Loving'' (1964). Of ''Manon 70'', she said, "The story was great but, in the end, [the film] just missed."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toutsurdeneuve.free.fr/Francais/Pages/Carriere_Films/Manon70.htm |title=Manon 70 – Extraits d'interviews de Catherine Deneuve |website=Tout sur Catherine Deneuve |language=fr}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb title}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
{{Manon Lescaut}}
Category:1968 films Category:1968 drama films Category:1968 French films Category:1968 French-language films Category:1968 German films Category:1968 Italian films Category:Films based on French novels Category:Films based on works by Antoine François Prévost Category:Films directed by Jean Aurel Category:Films produced by Robert Dorfmann Category:Films scored by Serge Gainsbourg Category:French drama films Category:French-language German films Category:French-language Italian films Category:German drama films Category:Italian drama films Category:West German films