bujold got her first major break in 1965, while on a theatrical tour in paris. she was noticed by french director alain resnais, who offered her a role in his movie "la guerre est finie", opposite yves montand. this led to her staying in france for a time. there she appeared in two other movies: philippe de broca's "le roi de coeur", opposite alan bates, and louis malle's "le voleur", opposite jean-paul belmondo.