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L'Année Juliette (1995)

Director: Philippe Le Guay

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From Time Out Film Guide

A chap picks up the wrong suitcase from an airport carousel. From this creaky plot device evolves a haunting, salutary anecdote about Camille, an anaesthetist, who takes advantage of the suitcase confusion to end a too-pressing relationship by pretending it belongs to a fictional girlfriend called Juliette. The ideal illusory Juliette soon becomes more engrossing to Camille than disappointing, awkward reality; but the scriptwriters spring a nasty surprise on him just as the film ends. Luchini's delicate rendering of amiability turning to obsession and bewilderment, together with the movie's fitful comic streak deflect a full appreciation of just how black a tale this is.

Author: BBa

Time Out Film Guide

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Cast & crew

Director: Philippe Le Guay

Producer: Alain Rocca

Cast: Fabrice Luchini, Valérie Stroh, Philippine Leroy Beaulieu, Marine Delterme, Didier Flamand full cast

Duration: 84 mins


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