1981

1h 35m

6.2(40 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

On the island of Jersey, off the French coast, Mélanie, a beautiful woman gifted with a captivating personality, enjoys having unimportant love affairs that her husband Victor, a perfumer older than her, seems to endure with total indifference.

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Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

Isabelle Huppert

Mélanie

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Jean-Louis Trintignant

Vic

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Christian Benedetti

Carlo

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Bertrand Bonvoisin

Carpentier

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Philippe Clévenot

Henri Valette

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Martine Costes

Julie's Mother

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Evelyne Didi

Evelyn Cowan

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Jean-Michel Dupuis

Philip Cowan

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Éric Frey

Denis Miller

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Bernard Freyd

Havermal

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Maurice Jacquemont

Dr. Franklin

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Sandrine Kljajic

Marion

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Directing

Jean-Luc Moreau

Joël

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Bruce Myers

Cameron

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Sylvie Orcier

Jeanne Miller

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Robin Renucci

Ralph

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Amélie Prévost

Marie Valette

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Pierre Vial

Judge

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