'' The Passionate Friends '' is a 1949 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean . The film is based on '' The Passionate Friends : A Novel '' by H. G. Wells . It describes a love triangle in which a woman can not give up her affair with another man . The film was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival
1949 Cannes Film Festival
1949 Cannes Film Festival
The Passionate Friends (1949 film)