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"Even when they play the parts of Theseus and Hippolytus in Racine's "Phèdre" ,they use a neutral delivery to serve the playwright ;like his master,Bresson,Blain refuses any dramatization: Philippe's car crash is not shown;it's not because she 's discovered Paul is bisexual that Marie-Laure walks out on him,but because she's a selfish spoilt young bourgeois (Blain depicts in lavish detail the girl's desirable mansion and Paul's seedy flat)And the good friend (Jean-Claude Dauphin ,an actor who became a bit famous on TV films later)is not a traitor :as Paul discloses everything to him,that Philippe is his lover,that he is no rich kid,he might have used it as a weapon to get the blonde girl:even though he has sex with her ,he remains true to his pal and their friendship,as they leave the cemetery ,is the reason why distraught Paul will carry on"