Synopsis
Paris 1895. Pierre Louÿs is a Parisian dandy and poet on the verge of fame. Pierre and his friend Henri De Régnier are both madly in love with Marie de Heredia, the cheeky daughter of their mentor. Despite her feelings for Pierre, Marie eventually marries Henri who has a better situation. Badly hurt, Pierre leaves for Algeria where he meets Zohra, a bewitching local girl with whom he shares a tumultuous relationship and a passion for erotic photography.
One year later, Marie still has weak feelings for her husband and Pierre comes back to Paris with Zohra. As soon as Marie hears the news, she rushes to see Pierre and confesses that she kept herself for him. They quickly start an affair and a game of cat and mouse between many players begins, full of desire, jealousy and photography. They will build their future selves by transgressing the established codes, how far will they go?
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (10)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Curiosa Films
- Co-productions : Playtime, Memento Production
- Film exports/foreign sales : Paradise City Sales (ex-Memento International)
- French distribution : Memento Distribution
Full credits (19)
- Executive Producer : Olivier Delbosc
- Screenwriters : Lou Jeunet, Raphaëlle Valbrune-Desplechin
- Director of Photography : Simon Roca
- Music Composer : Arnaud Rebotini
- Assistant director : Élodie Roy
- Editor : Anita Roth
- Sound recordists : Rémi Daru, Damien Boitel, Benjamin Viau
- Costume designer : Valentine Breton Des Loys
- Associate Producer : Émilien Bignon
- Original idea : Lou Jeunet
- Executive Producer : Christine De Jekel
- Production manager : Johanna Colboc
- Press Attaché (film) : Matilde Incerti
- Continuity supervisor : Josiane Morand
- Production Designer : Yann Mégard
- Casting : Pierre-François Créancier
- Set decorator : Cécile Deleu Montel
- Location manager : Claudia Cheilian
- Post-production supervisor : Frank Mettre
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes