Le Milieu du Monde - Alain Tanner (1974)

Director: Alain Tanner
Writers: John Berger, Alain Tanner
Switzerland - 1974 - color
Cast: Olimpia Carlisi, Philippe Léotard, Juliet Berto, Jacques Denis, Denise Péron

Paul is married, a successful engineer, and a conservative candidate in an upcoming local election. He falls in love with Adriana, a café waitress from Italy. Paul's party is very critical of foreign labour and wants to keep Switzerland to the Swiss. Where Paul falls deeper and deeper into the relationship and is ready to leave his wife, Adriana feels the social pressure growing and has to make her own decision…
In Switzerland, in 1974, Alain Tanner, with a elusive movie and good actors, through a fine romance story, strongly criticized the male selfishness.