L'ennui

L'ennui

1998 · 122 min · FR · 5.6 (42 votes)
Dir. Cédric Kahn · Starring Charles Berling, Sophie Guillemin, Arielle Dombasle, Robert Kramer, Alice Grey, Maurice Antoni

An Obsession Out of Control

DramaRomance

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.

VIBE

A brooding, intellectual descent into existential dread. It's a film that lingers, exploring the suffocating weight of boredom and the destructive nature of unfulfilled desire with a quiet, unsettling intensity.

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based on novel or book