Released Date:
1998-12-16
Languages:
French
Countries:
France, Portugal
Runtime:
122 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.3 (1545 Reviews)
Director:
Cèdric KahnCèdric Kahn (adaptation)
Laurence Ferreira Barbosa (adaptation)
Alberto Moravia (based on the novel by)
A philosophy teacher restless with the need to do something with his life meets a young woman suspected of driving an artist to his death. He finds the very simple Cecilia irritating but develops a sexual rapport with her. Obsessed with the need to own and tormented by her inability to respond to him, he becomes increasingly violent in a quest he can't name - a quest that slowly begins to undermine his certainties.
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