

Manuella is a young and rich heiress married to Jean-Pierre. The latter is the director of the company owned by his wife, who merely signs contracts and invoices. Manuella suffers from a trauma that dates back to adolescence, when she witnessed the rape and then the murder of her older sister Nathalie by a simple-minded man. A shock she never recovered, which leads regularly to depression, even violent crises requiring treatment that administers her husband through bites. In order to change his ideas, Jean-Pierre takes his wife to winter sports, in Haute-Savoie where he rented a chalet. He meets his mistress Françoise, accompanied by her Patrick, his friend, who is aware of the liaison of his girlfriend with Jean-Pierre. In fact, the latter, with the help of Françoise, plans to sink Manuella into irreversible madness, in order to seize his property.

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The original title is "Mélodie pour Manuella" (FR).
It was a co-production between: Canada, France.
The film was directed by Joe de Palmer.
The screenplay was written by Jean-Luc Gilles.
Cinematography was handled by Maurice Giraud.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0234201.

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Great
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Mélodie pour Manuella
Released
18
Français
Canada, France
