I actually heard that Lelouch had fallen in love with Anouk. She met her future husband Pierre Barouh on the set of the movie and apparently Lelouch didn't like it.
As for Aimée wanting to work with Lelouch, it isn't that surprising. Although his previous movies weren't successes, he was already well-known in the business, since he had his own production company and was famous for many "scopitones" (early musical videos/clips that were played in jukeboxes) starring accomplished actors such as Jeanne Moreau and others.
Apparently she chose to work with Lelouch because of the script and because of her friendship with Trintignant.
Were Anouk and Jean-Louis friends? Because he never made very flattering comments about her acting skills.
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