
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Louis Delluc Prize (1998)
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Based on
Based on the novel Boredom
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Richard Wagner
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Pascal Marti
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Cédric KahnScreenplay
- Alberto MoraviaNovel
- Laurence Ferreira BarbosaScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 14, 1998
- Original language
- French
- Countries
- Portugal, France
































