L'ennui
Nov 14 1998
•2h 2m
•Drama, Romance
A philosophy teacher restless with the need to do something with his life meets a young woman suspected of driving an artist to his death. He finds the very simple Cecilia irritating but develops a sexual rapport with her. Obsessed with the need to own and tormented by her inability to respond to him, he becomes increasingly violent in a quest he can't name - a quest that slowly begins to undermine his certainties.
Cast
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Charles Berling
Martin
Sophie Guillemin
Cécilia
Arielle Dombasle
Sophie
Robert Kramer
Meyers
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