Chronicle of a Passion (1973)

After World War I, widower Renier has returned to his estate Horlebecq. His sole diversion is his correspondence with the Parisian Rolande, who he met during the war. Even though his family is pressuring him into marrying his sister-in-law Emily, Renier stays obsessed with Rolande and even visits her in Paris. She manages to persuade him to invest large sums of money into the "Academie de Beauté" in Paris. His reckless investments and breaking off his engagement with Emily leads to unbearable tensions at Horlebecq...

Released

1973-01-01

Genres

Drama

Runtime

105 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Roland Verhavert

TMDB rating

6.3/10 from 7 votes