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L' Idole (2002)

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Film details

Featuring

LeeLee Sobieski James Hong Jean-Paul Roussillon
Countries

France Japan
Year

2002
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

The Idol Alternative

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 neighbours.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Sarah Silver
    
    LeeLee Sobieski
  - Zao
    
    James Hong
  - Roger Castellac
    
    Jean-Paul Roussillon
  - Philippe
    
    Jallil Lespert
  - Caroline
    
    Marie Loboda
  - Madame Bordas
    
    Jany Gastaldi
  - Nicole
    
    Liliane Montevecchi
  - Gilberte
    
    Liliane Rovère
  - Taxi driver
    
    Rémy Roubakha
  - Police inspector
    
    Esse Lawson
  - Police inspector
    
    Fred Cacheux
  - Fire fighter
    
    Olivier Augrond
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Samantha Lang
  - Production Company
    
    Fidélité Productions
  - In association with
    
    Arte France Cinéma
  - In association with
    
    ZDF-Arte
  - In association with
    
    Mars Films
  - In association with
    
    Roissy Films
  - In association with
    
    Gimages Dévéloppement
  - In association with
    
    Euro Space
  - [International sales]
    
    TF1 International
  - Producer
    
    Olivier Delbosc
  - Producer
    
    Marc Missonnier
  - Production Manager
    
    Richard Malbequi
  - 1st Assistant Director
    
    Dominique Delany
  - Screenplay
    
    Gérard Brach
  - [Screenplay]
    
    Samantha Lang
  - Based on the novel "A l'heure dite" by
    
    Michelle Tourneur
  - Director of Photography
    
    Benoît Delhomme
  - Editor
    
    Chantal Hymans
  - Art Director
    
    Prisque Salvi
  - Assistant Art Director
    
    Laurent Piron
  - Assistant Art Director
    
    Daran Fulham
  - Assistant Art Director
    
    Bruno Moran
  - Artistic Designer
    
    Gilles Bergeron
  - Storyboarder
    
    Gilles Bergeron
  - Music
    
    Gabriel Yared
  - Sound
    
    Michel Vionnet
  - Sound
    
    Dô-Hùu, Olivier
  - Boom Operator
    
    Pierre Picq
  - Sound [Sound Editor]
    
    Elisabeth Paquotte

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