The read
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Artist Antoine has lost all inspiration and slipped into alcoholism since the death of his wife Irène, a loss he blames himself for. Suzanne is a penniless sideshow performer pretending to be a clairvoyant, whom Antoine consults in a bid to connect with Irène. Antoine’s dealer Armand, desperate to keep Antoine from falling apart, urges Suzanne to keep the ruse alive. She stages a series of improvised hypnosis sessions, claiming she can channel Irène in exchange for having her debts paid by Armand.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes52%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
87 audience votes
Key crew
- Pierre SalvadoriDirector
- Pierre SalvadoriScreenplay
- Benoît GraffinScreenplay
- Benjamin CharbitScreenplay
- Camille BazbazOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Pio MarmaïAntoine
- Anaïs DemoustierSuzanne
- Gilles LelloucheArmand
- Vimala PonsIrène
- Gustave KervernTitus
- Patrice TépassoJeune homme amoureux
- Madeleine BaudotCamille
- Charline CerriServeuse foire
- Romain LefebvreJean, le machiniste
- Fanny CarbonnelTémoin baiser électrique
- Toma RobinotClient vernissage
- Edwin GilletHomme baisé
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Themes
artistclairvoyancealcoholictalking to one's dead wifedead wife