Andrzej Seweryn, Bernadette Lafont, Camila Mora, Catherine Deneuve, Hubert Saint-Macary ...( see more  see more... ) , Jean-Yves Gautier , Mathieu Amalric , Melvil Poupaud , Michel Piccoli , Monique Melinand , Patrick Modiano

An exploration of the Oedipal theme--of fate versus individual choice--which is based on a true story of a Freudian psychoanalyst in turn-of-the-century Vienna who detects homicidal tendencies in her ...( read more  read more... )five-year-old nephew and is eventually killed by him. Actress Catherine Deneuve plays both the Aunt Jeanne and Solange, the lawyer who eventually represents the now-grown nephew, Rene. As Solange begins to investigate the complex relationship between Rene and his victim, her life and identity become merged with that of her her client, and her destiny is ultimately transformed.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 53 min.

Directed by: Raoul Ruiz

Release Date: March 27, 1998

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DVD Release Date: April 19, 2005

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  • January 25, 2009
    LETTERBOX. Graciosa, interesante, ingeniosa... y algo pretenciosa, pero no demasiado. / Funny, interesting, clever... and somewhat pretentious, but not too much.

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