One Life (1958 film)

One Life
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Directed by	Alexandre Astruc
Produced by	Annie Dorfmann
Screenplay by	Alexandre Astruc Roland Laudenbach
Based on	Une Vie by Guy de Maupassant
Music by	Roman Vlad
Cinematography	Claude Renoir
Edited by	Claudine Bouché
Release dates	24 September 1958 (1958-09-24)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

One Life (French: Une vie) is a 1958 French drama film directed by Alexandre Astruc, starring Maria Schell and Christian Marquand. It is also known as End of Desire in the United States. It is set in the 19th century and tells the story of the unhappy marriage between an idealistic woman of aristocratic background and a cynical man. The film is based on the novel Une Vie by Guy de Maupassant. It was shown in competition at the 19th Venice International Film Festival. It had 2,315,098 admissions in France.

The song "Une Vie", written by Roman Vlad and Marc Lanjean, was released as a single by Maria Schell in 1958, and also covered by Eddie Barclay's big band in 1959.

Cast

• Maria Schell as Jeanne Dandieu
• Christian Marquand as Julien de Lamare
• Ivan Desny as De Fourcheville
• fr as Rosalie
• Antonella Lualdi as Gilberte de Fourcheville
• Louis Arbessier as M. Dandieu
• Marie-Hélène Dasté as Mme. Dandieu
• Michel de Slubicki as Paul de Lamare
• Andrée Tainsy as Ludivine