The Salamander

The Salamander

1971 · 125 min · FR · 6.7 (44 votes)
Dir. Alain Tanner · Starring Bulle Ogier, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jacques Denis, Véronique Alain, Dominique Catton, Daniel Stuffel · Music Patrick Moraz

“SAVAGE—LAZY—SEDUCTIVE—FRAGILE—SMART—FASCINATING—ALIVE”

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Pierre and Paul, journalist and writer respectively, team up to write a screenplay based on the real story of a young woman accused by her uncle of trying to kill him. They decide to meet her.

VIBE

A gentle, character-driven exploration of unconventional romance and artistic yearning. It feels like a quiet, introspective conversation over coffee, punctuated by moments of wry humor and understated melancholy.

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