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L'Ecole de la Chair (1998)
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Huppert's gaze of amused but benevolent appraisal is also the director's in this adaptation of a Mishima novel concerning the relationship between a well-to-do woman in her 40s and a callow young hustler. Soap addicts looking to have their nerves jangled by a sex 'n' rows opus will be disappointed. What interests Jacquot is the complex of power play and genuine affection between the two characters, which he documents in a cool, thoroughly adult manner. Huppert is formidable.Author: BBa
Cast & crew
Director: Benoît Jacquot
Producer: Fabienne Vonier
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Martinez, Vincent Lindon, Marthe Keller, François Berléand, Jean-Claude Dauphin, Jean-Louis Richard full cast
Duration: 101 mins
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