In the Shadow of Women

Philippe Garrel's IN THE SHADOW OF WOMEN takes a close look at infidelity. Pierre and Manon, a Parisian married couple working in fragile harmony on Pierre's films. When Pierre takes a lover, he feels entitled to do so, and he treats both wife and mistress with disengagement bordering on disdain; when Manon catches Pierre in the act, her immediate response is to find common ground with him.