The Discreet

The Discreet

1990 · 94 min · FR · 6.3 (46 votes)
Dir. Christian Vincent · Starring Fabrice Luchini, Judith Henry, Maurice Garrel, Marie Bunel, François Toumarkine, Brice Beaugier · Music Jay Gottlieb
RomanceDrama

There is an author who has been dumped by his girlfriend and has no inspiration for a next novel. In an attempt to find a solution to both crises, he, along with his publisher friend, decides to seduce a young woman with the singular purpose of keeping a diary of the seduction and then dump her before publishing the book about it. Unfortunately he falls in love with her.

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A quiet, introspective drama about the messy intersection of art and emotion. It feels like a worn paperback, full of yearning and the bittersweet ache of complicated feelings, best savored alone.

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