Rape of Love

Rape of Love (also known as L'amour violé)^[4] is a 1978 French and Belgian drama film directed and produced by Yannick Bellon. This film has been music composed by Aram Sedefian. The film starring Nathalie Nell, Alain Fourès, Michèle Simonnet, Pierre Arditi and Daniel Auteuil in the lead roles.^[5]

Rape of Love
Directed by	Yannick Bellon[1]
Produced by	Yannick Bellon Marin Karmitz
Starring	Nathalie Nell Alain Fourès Michèle Simonnet Pierre Arditi Daniel Auteuil Bernard Granger Alain Marcel Gilles Tamiz[2]
Cinematography	Georges Barsky Pierre-William Glenn
Edited by	Janine See
Music by	Aram Sedefian
Release date	11 January 1978 (1978-01-11)
Running time	115 min.
Countries	France Belgium[3]
Language	French

Plot

Nicole, nurse in Grenoble, is raped one night by four men. Deeply scarred, emotionally and physically, she thinks she will never recover from the trauma. Following a friend's advice, she decides to file a lawsuit.

Cast

• Nathalie Nell^[6]
• Alain Fourès
• Michèle Simonnet
• Pierre Arditi^[7]
• Daniel Auteuil
• Bernard Granger^[8]
• Alain Marcel
• Gilles Tamiz
• Catherine Stermann^[9]

Production

Nathalie Nell said that after the gang rape scene she felt the same feeling as her character. Inexplicably, she felt ashamed "of the film crew, of future viewers". For several days, she struggled against the horror she inspired in herself, against the desire to hide, to no longer exist.^[10]