Les Biches (1968)

A wealthy and fashionable woman (Stephane Audran), who at first appears to be a predatory lesbian, picks up a young street artist (Jacqueline Sassard, ACCIDENT) and whisks her off to St. Tropez. But once there, the young girl shows interest in a handsome architect (Jean Louis Trintignant), who later seduces the older woman. As they say, three's a crowd! The director Claude Chabrol has a talent for relaxed titillation and corruption among the upper class bourgeoisie and he exploits it to the fullest in LES BICHES. Though it touches on the same exchange of personalities that were explored in more detail in Bergman's PERSONA and Altman's THREE WOMEN, I don't think that's the focus of Chabrol's interest. He seems more interested in the languid atmosphere of St. Tropez in the winter and the stylish but vacuous inhabitants who populate the austere landscape, who seem to have nothing better to do but feed off each other. Whatever Chabrol's motives, it's an elegant and compelling watch. With Henri Attal and Dominique Zardi.