La Lectrice (1988)
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At the suggestion of a friend, Constance (Miou-Miou) places an ad in the paper offering her services as a reader in this romantic comedy drama. Her job leads her to a variety of employers and occasional romantic involvement. Maria Casares plays the widow of an East European general who has Constance read Tolstoy and Marx. Pierre Dux is the local magistrate who prefers to hear the memoirs of the Marquis de Sade. She also has an affair with a harried business executive played by Patrick Chesnais. This film was named the "Best Feature" at the 1988 Montreal World Film Festival. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Starring:
- Miou-Miou, Christian Ruche, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michel Deville
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
Synopsis of La Lectrice
At the suggestion of a friend, Constance (Miou-Miou) places an ad in the paper offering her services as a reader in this romantic comedy drama. Her job leads her to a variety of employers and occasional romantic involvement. Maria Casares plays the widow of an East European general who has Constance read Tolstoy and Marx. Pierre Dux is the local magistrate who prefers to hear the memoirs of the Marquis de Sade. She also has an affair with a harried business executive played by Patrick Chesnais. This film was named the "Best Feature" at the 1988 Montreal World Film Festival. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
Complete Cast of La Lectrice
- Miou-Miou - Constance/Marie
- Maria Casarés - General's Widow
- Marianne Denicourt - Bella
- Sylvie Laporte - Francoise
- Michel Raskine - Man at Agency
- Regis Royer - Eric
- André Wilms - Man in Rue Saint-Landry
- Bérangere Bonvoisin - Joel's Mother/Hotel Waitress
- Maria de Medeiros - Silent Nurse
- Isabelle Janier - Talkative Nurse
- Sylvie Jean - Agency Secretary
- Gabriel Barakian - Jocelyne's Husband
- Christian Ruche - Jean/Philippe
- Patrick Chesnais - Business Executive
- Pierre Dux - Magistrate
- Brigitte Catillon - Eric's Mother/Jocelyne
- Christian Blanc - Marie's Tutor
- Simon Eine - Hospital Professor
- Clotilde de Bayser - Coralie's Mother
- Jean-Luc Boutte - Police Inspector
- Leo Campion - Eric's Grandfather
- Hito Jaulmes - Joel
- Charlotte Farran - Coralie
- Director(s):
- Michel Deville
- Writer(s):
- Rosalinde Deville, Michel Deville
- Producer(s):
- Michel Deville, Rosalinde Deville
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Humor, Not For Children, Adult Situations, Nudity)
- 1988 - French Academy of Cinema - Best Supporting Actor
- 1988 - French Film Critics Circle - Prix Louis-Delluc
- 1987 - Montréal World Film Festival - Best Picture
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