Bay of Angels (1963)

Summary

Bay of Angels is a 1963 French film directed by Jacques Demy. La Baie des Anges, starring Jeanne Moreau and Claude Mann, is Demy's second film and deals with the subject of gambling. Jean Fournier (Claude Mann) is a young bank employee who is encouraged by his friend Caron to take an interest in gambling. After winning money in a game of roulette, he decides to vacation in Nice, where he falls in love with Jackie (Jeanne Moreau), divorced and mother to a child she rarely visits. Though Jackie also enjoys Jean's company, she constantly warns him that her passion for gambling will always be greater. Jean becomes jealous of not having all of her attention and has mixed feelings about gambling, yet he too is to some extend seduced by this new life style that involves taking risks.