Directed by:
Jérôme BonnellScreenplay:
Jérôme BonnellCinematography:
Pascal LagriffoulComposer:
Raf KeunenCast:
Emmanuelle Devos, Gabriel Byrne, Gilles Privat, Laurent Capelluto, Denis Ménochet, Aurélia Petit, Françoise Lebrun, Jean-Charles Clichet, Olivier Broche (more)Plots(1)
Two strangers exchange glances on a train traveling to Paris. Alix, an actress at a provincial theater, is nervous about an upcoming film casting in Paris. Her boyfriend isn’t answering his phone, she finds herself on the street without her cell, her credit card isn’t working, and to make matters worse she gets in an argument with her sister. As she wanders the streets aimlessly, she unexpectedly runs into the stranger from the train. This time around, she decides to give chance a little help. This is not the first movie to explore a sudden passion that both parties realize has no future, yet still do nothing to resist. But this time around, our focus is primarily on the woman: although Alix has romantic ideas about acting and love, both her feet are planted firmly on the ground; in a critical moment, she knows what’s important to her. Nevertheless, the experience of brief intimacy in a hotel room, when the accidental lovers share their long-hidden secrets, seems to bring her liberation and give her new strength. Actress Emmanuelle Devos lends Alix her radiant natural beauty and expertly expresses her character’s energy, as well as moments of helplessness and hesitation. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Emmanuelle Devos
France
Best movies:
The Other Son (2012)
In the Beginning (2009)
The Adversary (2002)
Gabriel Byrne
Ireland
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Dead Man (1995)
Gilles Privat
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Serial Lover (1998)
Delicious (2021)
Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed (1989)
Laurent Capelluto
Congo
Best movies:
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Amour (2012)
Nothing to Declare (2010)
Denis Ménochet
France
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
La Vie en rose (2007)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Aurélia Petit
Best movies:
La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000)
The Science of Sleep (2006)
The Devils (2002)
Françoise Lebrun
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Girl Without Hands (2016)
L'Impure (1991) (TV movie)
Jean-Charles Clichet
Best movies:
Anna's Time (2016) (TV movie)
Paris Follies (2014)
Just a Sigh (2013)
Olivier Broche
Best movies:
The Girl Without Hands (2016)
Darkest Hour (2017)
The Green Beautiful (1996)
Eddie Chignara
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Laurent Desponds
Best movies:
The Transporter (2002)
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Delphine Zingg
Best movies:
A Matter of Taste (2000)
Anna M. (2007)
Orphan (2016)
Eric Moreau
France
Best movies:
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Shut Up! (2003)
Valmont (1989)
Judith Rémy
Best movies:
All About Them (2014)
Just a Sigh (2013)
Maxence Tual
Best movies:
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Just a Sigh (2013)
Rodin (2017)
Sébastien Pouderoux
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