Toxic Affair (1993)
Directed by Philomène Esposito

Comedy

Film Synopsis

After being dumped by her boyfriend Georges, Pénélope decides that she must resort to a course of therapy if she is to get the toxic affair out of her system.  So she begins seeing a psychiatrist.  As she does so, she meets several other people with even worse psychological problems.  She soon realises that her case is not so serious as she thought.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Philomène Esposito
  • Script: Philomène Esposito, Antoine Lacomblez
  • Cinematographer: Pierre Lhomme
  • Music: Goran Bregovic
  • Cast: Isabelle Adjani (Pénélope), Hippolyte Girardot (Georges), Clémentine Célarié (Sophie), Fabrice Luchini (L'analyste), Sergio Castellitto (Mister Ray-Ban), Michel Blanc (Clumsy Man), Mouss Diouf (Le Marabout), Michel Seydoux (L'homme de l'abri-bus), Michel Amphoux, Philippe Aussedat, Armand Barbault, Didier Barbier, Frédéric Bazin, Michel Bonnet, Lelisse Calme, Francis Coffinet, Katia Delagarde, Tonio Descanvelle, Lydia Ewandé, Emmanuel Fouquet
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 89 min

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