A companion film to 1990's "Le Mari de la coiffeuse."

Although the lead actress gives a fine performance, "La Femme défendue" is little more than another Bill Clintonesque middle-age fantasy telling the story of a married man chasing young women.  This time, the camera lens has full-time duty capturing the POV of the seducer.  We see the woman-chasing through the chaser's own eyes -- the whole entire length of the film. 

 Unfortunately, instead of lifting this piece of self-indulgence to the level of art, "La Femme défendue" moves at a sloth's pace with all the grace and class of a beer-belly trailer park Bubba.  Chasing a West Wing intern with a French accent -- a must skip!

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39-year-old François meets 22-year-old Muriel. She agrees that on a certain day they will meet at a hotel and he will see her naked, and promises not to sleep with her at that occasion.

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