Directed by:
Patrice LeconteCinematography:
Denis LenoirComposer:
Michael NymanCast:
Michel Blanc, Sandrine Bonnaire, André Wilms, Cristiana Réali, Bernard Soufflet, Philippe Dormoy, Luc ThuillierPlots(1)
In a provincial French apartment block, Monsieur Hire (Michel Blanc) endures a solitary life of dulling work as a tailor and vitriolic scorn from his neighbors. Hire’s only solace is an occasional night out bowling and the voyeuristic admiration of his neighbor, the ravishingly erotic Alice (Sandrine Bonnaire), a beautiful, free-spirited woman conducting a heated love affair through un-drawn curtains across the way. But when police discover the nude body of another young woman in a nearby vacant lot, Hire becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation that brings him face to face with the object of his desire even as it threatens to ensnare them both in a web of deceit, accusation, lust, and guilt. (official distributor synopsis)
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Michel Blanc
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Sandrine Bonnaire
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André Wilms
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Best movies:
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Cristiana Réali
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Best movies:
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Bernard Soufflet
Best movies:
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Philippe Dormoy
Best movies:
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
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Luc Thuillier
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