Corps Brûlants

Date: 1976
Director: Christian Lara
Production Company: Les Films de L’epée

Stars: Michèle Perello, Luc Templar, Chantal Fourquet, Gabriel Pontello
Location(s): Morbihan (France)

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Storyline:

A teenage boy falls in love with a somewhat older lady. JT

Additional Information:

Rebooted in March 2022 with fresh captures along with extensive research by Manuel Gurtner. All the identifications and narrative are his. Loaded by SJ.

The teenage boy is played by Luc Templar, who was then around 20 years old. As the somewhat older woman, Michèle Perello was 33 years old at the time. She had already worked under director Christian Lara for “Jeu de Dame”, shot on the same location.

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The rough seas on the Breton coast.

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Clifftop dunes somewhere in the département of Morbihan.

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Hemon tells us that the film was shot on Belle-Île-en-Mer.

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Indeed Belle-Île, because the couple runs over the Plage du Donnant, situated in the commune Bangor in the south-west part of Brittany's largest island.

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Looking across the western part of the harbour towards Quai Jacques le Blanc in Le Palais, the main town of Belle-Île, dominated by the Vauban citadel.

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The mysterious blind man is sitting on the Quai de l'Acadie, where the Hôtel de la Frégate can be seen on the left and next to it the Atlantic Hotel, today Hôtel Atlantique.

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Behind the old Cutter type sailing ship the harbour wall of the southern pier can be seen.

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The ferry booking office at Quai Bonelle.

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Helen (Michèle Perello) and François (Gabriel Pontello), the couple from Capture 3 and 4, on the way to the ferry for Quiberon, located on the French mainland.

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Helen watches the ferry leaving Le Palais harbour with François on board.

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Helen's bike is leaning against the wall of the Hôtel de Bretagne, just on the corner of Rue Jules Simon and Rue de l'Escalier, which is basically just a steep flight of stairs.

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Somewhere in the outskirts of Le Palais, Helen on her way home, followed by Eric on his moped.

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She lives in this manor house. In fact we see Château de Bordénéo, built in 1880 and now a hotel, located at the hamlet Le Pavillon outside of Le Palais.

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Eric (Luc Templar) peers through the gates of Château de Bordénéo.

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Eric back in the harbour of Le Palais when he spots Helen on her bike again. Part of the mighty citadel wall is visible in the background.

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Coming from Quai Jacques le Blanc he follows the very attractive grass widow in directions of Place de L'Hôtel de ville.

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Again at Rue Jules Simon, but looking in direction of Quai de l'Acadie, where Helen enters the stationery shop, which still exists today.

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The building next door with a French waffle wall s situated just by corner with Rue de la Manutention.

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Helen is brought home by Eric on his Solex, having just crossed the Place de la République, and now they drive towards Rue de l'Église.

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The front door of the Château de Bordénéo.

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And back to the harbour. Actually shot at the port of Sauzon, about 6 kilometers northwest of Le Palais, where Eric strolls thoughtfully along Quai Guerveur.

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As he walks further on the Hôtel du Phare, built in 1880, comes into view ...

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... and also the nearby Sauzon Lighthouse.

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Pretty monument, but not at a cliff top as originally thought. Actually Eric reaches the Croix de Tinéüé, exactly at 47° 19' 15" north, 3° 12' 04" west, located in the Bangor area by the intersection of D 190 and the access road for Ty Nehué. Corps Brûlants", according to IMDb means "Hot Bodies". Nick Poingdestre suggests a less literal translation of "Burning with passion" which sounds pretty good. (SJ)

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Eric makes his way to the edge of the cliff top at Bangor's Côte sauvage ...

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... with the impressive needle rocks of Port Coton, immortalised in the paintings of Claude Monet and John Peter Russell.

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Still on the cliff top, with a so far unknown building in the distance.