L'ennui

L'ennui (1998)

An Obsession Out of Control

A philosophy teacher restless with the need to do something with his life meets a young woman suspected of driving an artist to his death. He finds the very simple Cecilia irritating but develops a sexual rapport with her. Obsessed with the need to own and tormented by her inability to respond to him, he becomes increasingly violent in a quest he can't name - a quest that slowly begins to undermine his certainties.

Date of release
1998-11-14
TMDB
5.3 / 10 (56)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Cédric Kahn

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Boredom
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Louis Delluc Prize

L'Ennui is a 1998 erotic drama film directed by Cédric Kahn from a screenplay he co-wrote with Laurence Ferreira Barbosa, based on the 1960 novel La noia by Alberto Moravia. The film stars Charles Berling, Sophie Guillemin and Arielle Dombasle, with Robert Kramer, Alice Grey and Maurice Antoni. It follows the life of a bored philosopher as he becomes jealously obsessed with the much younger lover of a dead painter.

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