The Overeater
Synopsis
Séléna is chief of the Marseille police. Respected and feared by his men, his sole enemy seems to be himself, along with his 300 pounds. Strangled by the bursting straight-jacket of his body, tortured by his past, he leads a solitary life in a large isolated house.
Séléna is the only person who knows that Elsa was guilty of the murder of her uncle, a wealthy shipowner. Fascinated by the young woman’s beauty, he offers her a strange deal: in exchange for his silence, he demands that she dines with him every night for a year.
Although repulsed by the idea, Elsa nevertheless accepts and submits to the ritual. She’s initially aggressive and awkward. Séléna is touched by Elsa’s fragility, aware that, like himself, she’s suffering from some secret wound. However, he remains inflexible. He obliges her to observe him, just as, for the first time in his life, he forces himself to be scrutinized. He restricts himself to this one meal a day, a meal not shared by two.
Meanwhile an investigation in...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : F comme Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : STUDIO TF1 Distribution (ex-Newen Connect), Tamasa Distribution
- French distribution : TFM Distribution
- News agency (France) : Moteur !
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Jean-Louis Livi
- Screenwriters : Tonino Benacquista, Xavier Maurel, Thierry Binisti
- Director of Photography : Dominique Bouilleret
- Music Composer : Nicolas Errèra
- Editor : Jean-Paul Husson
- Sound recordists : Pierre Lorrain, Stéphane Thiébaut
- Costume designer : Valérie Adda
- Press Attaché (film) : Dominique Segall
- Continuity supervisor : Marie Leconte-Henriet
- Production Designer : Jean-Pierre Clech
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
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