Nathalie...

"Can you ever control another person's sexuality?"

2004 1h 45m FR

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5.8

MID

★5.8TMDB · 104

Drama

Synopsis

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Paris doctor Catherine starts to think her husband, Bernard, is having an affair when she hears an unfamiliar woman's message on his voice mail. Hoping to learn more about his extramarital activities, Catherine heads to a strip club, where she hires call girl Nathalie to have a fling with Gerard. As the affair progresses, Nathalie gives Catherine regular status reports, and the relationship between the women evolves from business to personal.

“Can you ever control another person's sexuality?”

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Cast

Fanny Ardant
Catherine
Emmanuelle Béart
Nathalie / Marlène
Gérard Depardieu
Bernard
Wladimir Yordanoff
François
Judith Magre
Catherine's Mother
Rodolphe Pauly
The son
Évelyne Dandry
The boss of the bar
Aurore Auteuil
Catherine's patient

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anne Fontaine
Writers: François-Olivier Rousseau, Jacques Fieschi, Anne Fontaine
Languages: Hungarian, French
Countries: France, Spain

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hungarian, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anne Fontaine, shot by Jean-Marc Fabre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Nyman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Editor Emmanuelle Castro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Fanny Ardant and Emmanuelle Béart and Gérard Depardieu carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Can you ever control another person's sexuality?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anne Fontaine directs. Jean-Marc Fabre behind the camera. Michael Nyman scores. Emmanuelle Castro cuts. Produced in France, Spain. Dialogue in Hungarian, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hungarian, French.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Spain.
4Directed by Anne Fontaine, shot by Jean-Marc Fabre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Nyman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Emmanuelle Castro shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Fanny Ardant and Emmanuelle Béart and Gérard Depardieu carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Can you ever control another person's sexuality?".
9IMDB entry: tt0348853 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "prostitute", "paris, france", "striptease", "nightclub".