La Dernière femme

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La Dernière femme (English: The Last Woman) is a 1976 French film directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Gérard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Michel Piccoli, Zouzou and Nathalie Baye.

Depardieu received a César nomination for best actor for his role.

[edit] Plot

Gerard is an engineer who is married to Gabrielle and has a nine-month-old son, for whom he cares deeply. When his wife leaves him for feminist reasons, he is left with custody of their son. To satisfy his romantic longings, Gerard embarks on an affair with Valerie, his son's daycare worker. However, Gabrielle fights for custody of the child, and when Gerard's affair with Valerie threatens his custody chances, and Gerard responds by mutilating himself.