The Third Lover

L'Œil du Malin

“Three's a crowd...until she whispered..."three's allowed."”

On a work assignment in Germany, failed journalist Albin crosses paths with Andreas, a successful writer, and his wife Hélène, who quickly becomes the apple of Albin’s eye. While Andreas is off on a business trip, Albin tries to seduce Hélèn and, eventually, take over Andreas’ life.

Director

Claude Chabrol

Screenplay

Claude Chabrol

Screenplay

Paul Gégauff

Screenplay

Martial Matthieu

Status

Released

Release date

02/05/1962

Original language

French