L'Ennui

Martin is tired of teaching philosophy and is put out that his ex-wife is coping just fine without him. He initiates a highly-charged affair with the much younger Cecilia, confident that, as her intellectual superior, he can control the relationship's balance of power. But upon learning that Cecilia is also seeing a man her own age, Martin's desire becomes an uncontrollable obsession that threatens to consume him. “Beautifully crafted, superbly acted, darkly funny" SIGHT AND SOUND

Availability

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• The print of this title is from the National Archive

Cast and Crew

Director

Cédric Kahn

Technical information

Certificate

Cert 18

Language

French with Engish subtitles

Country

France

Year

1998

Colour

Running time

117 mins