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Une étrange affaire
1981 Drama
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Credits
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Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre
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Script: Christopher Frank, Pierre Granier-Deferre, Jean-Marc Roberts (novel)
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Photo: Étienne Becker
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Music: Philippe Sarde
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Cast: Michel Piccoli (Bertrand Malair),
Gérard Lanvin (Louis Coline),
Nathalie Baye (Nina Coline),
Jean-Pierre Kalfon (François Lingre),
Jean-François Balmer (Paul Belais),
Pierre Michaël (Gérard Doutre),
Madeleine Cheminat (Yvette),
Victor Garrivier (Le père de Nina),
Dominique Blanchar (La mère de Nina),
Jacques Boudet (M. Blain),
Ariane Lartéguy (Salomé),
Nicolas Vogel (René)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 105 min
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Aka: Strange Affair
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Summary
Louis Coline works for a department store in the publicity office and has a happy humdrum
life, married to Nina and playing cards in the evenings with his friends. The arrival
of a new manager looks set to change all that. The new manager, Bertrand, immediately
shows an unusual familiarity towards Louis. With no time at all, Louis is drawn
into Bertrand’s world, working late, attending dinner parties, going to night clubs.
Then, one evening, Bertrand turns up on Louis’ doorstep and asks if he can spend
the night…
Review
A strange film indeed. By adopting the style if not the substance of a traditional
French thriller, this film explores the competing pressures of family and work in modern
society. The story should be familiar to anyone who works for a medium-sized company,
where certain employees are prepared, or expected, to ditch their home life to advance
their careers. Fortunately, the story is told in such an unusual way, with such
complex characters, that it appears anything but anodyne.
© James Travers 2000
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