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Aug 12 2009 Unrated 1h 25m
Crime, Drama, Romance

A bourgeois housewife, planning to go back to work as a physiotherapist after having devoted 20 years to her husband and two children, has her comfortable, elegant life turned upside down when she falls for a Spanish builder and begins a runaway affair.

Plot

Suzanne (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) is a well to do married woman and mother in the south of France. Her idle bourgeois lifestyle gets her down and she decides to go back to work as a physiotherapist. Her husband agrees to fix up a consulting room for her in their backyard. When Suzanne and the man hired to do the building meet, the mutual attraction is sudden and violent. Suzanne decides to give up everything and live this all engulfing passion to the fullest.

Written by

Catherine Corsini, Gaëlle Macé, Antoine Jaccoud

Directed by

Catherine Corsini

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Pyramide Productions, Caméra One, VMP, Solaire Production, CinéCinéma, Cofinova 5, Région Languedoc-Roussillon, CNC, Cofinova 3, PROCIREP, Angoa-Agicoa, Canal+

Languages

English, Français, Català

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations

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# of Votes
4,670
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
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