The Idol
A Feature film of
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Production year2001
French release29/01/2003
Runtime1 h 50 min
Synopsis
In a crumbling Parisian apartment building, Zao, an elderly Chinese man, crosses paths with Sarah, a young Australian actress, when she moves in across the hall.
Her mind is clearly elsewhere, and when Zao discovers Sarah is bent on suicide, he suggests a pact: he’ll cook refined Chinese dishes for her up until the fatal day.
An intense, ambiguous and subtly erotic relationship forms between them under the watchful gaze of their inquisitive and jealous neighbors.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (12)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producer : Fidélité Films
- Co-productions : Mars Distribution, Prima, Arte France Cinéma, Gimages
- Foreign production company : ZDF - Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen
- Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIOCANAL
- French distribution : Mars Distribution
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producers : Olivier Delbosc, Marc Missonnier
- Screenwriters : Gérard Brach, Samantha Lang
- Director of Photography : Benoît Delhomme
- Music Composer : Gabriel Yared
- Editor : Chantal Hymans
- Sound Recordist : Michel Vionnet
- Costume designer : Pascaline Chavanne
- Author of original work : Michelle Tourneur
- Production Manager : Richard Malbequi
- Press Attaché (film) : Etienne Lerbret
- Production Designer : Prisque Salvi
- Sound Mixer : Olivier Dô Hûu
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Yes
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International releases
| Country | Distributor | Buyer | Release date | Titre local |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 26/06/2003 | |||
 Indonesia | janv. 2021 | |||
 Switzerland | 2 quarter 2003 |
