Le Sourire

Le Sourire

1994 · 85 min · FR · 4.9 (24 votes)
Dir. Claude Miller · Starring Jean-Pierre Marielle, Emmanuelle Seigner, Richard Bohringer, Chantal Banlier, Bernard Verley, Mathilde Seigner · Music Antoine Ouvrier
DramaComedy

An old psychiatrist finds out that he is likely to suffer a second and probably fatal heart attack in the near future. As a consequence he becomes determined to seduce Odile, a young woman he first encounters in a railway compartment.

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A charmingly dark and sensual exploration of life's fleeting pleasures. It's a bittersweet dance with mortality, wrapped in a witty, reflective gaze at desire and the pursuit of connection. A sophisticated, intimate journey.

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