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Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In the middle of the night, someone brings Ivan's body home to his wife and his young son. Flashbacks reveal the relationships among Ivan and his brother Alex, a cop with a cleanliness fetish; siblings Juliette and Jimmy, Ivan's partners in a seedy nightclub; the love triangle of Alex, Juliette, and Marie, a professor of philosophy; and of Alex and his nephew, Ivan's dour, stoic son. Ivan's death changes every relationship.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic79/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
55 audience votes
Key crew
- André TéchinéDirector
- André TéchinéWriter
- Gilles TaurandWriter
- Philippe SardeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Catherine DeneuveMarie Leblanc
- Daniel AuteuilAlex
- Laurence CôteJuliette Fontana
- Benoît MagimelJimmy Fontana
- Fabienne BabeMireille
- Didier BezaceYvan
- Julien RivièreJustin
- Ivan DesnyVictor
- Didier RaymondLucien
- Régis BetouleRégis
- Pierre PerezFred
- Naguime BendidiNabil
Stills
Themes
bath tub