La Lectrice (The Reader) (1988)
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At the suggestion of a friend, Constance (Miou-Miou) places an ad in the paper offering her services as a reader in this romantic comedy drama. Her job leads her to a variety of employers and occasional romantic involvement. Maria Casares plays the widow of an East European general who has Constance… More At the suggestion of a friend, Constance (Miou-Miou) places an ad in the paper offering her services as a reader in this romantic comedy drama. Her job leads her to a variety of employers and occasional romantic involvement. Maria Casares plays the widow of an East European general who has Constance read Tolstoy and Marx. Pierre Dux is the local magistrate who prefers to hear the memoirs of the Marquis de Sade. She also has an affair with a harried business executive played by Patrick Chesnais. This film was named the "Best Feature" at the 1988 Montreal World Film Festival. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michel Deville
- Written By
- Michel Deville, Rosalinde Deville
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 17, 1988 Wide
- Studio
- TSF Productions
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Cast
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Miou-Miou
as Constance/Marie
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Christian Ruché
as Jean/Philippe
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María Casares
as General's Widow
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Patrick Chesnais
as Business Executive
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Marianne Denicourt
as Bella
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Pierre Dux
as Magistrate
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Sylvie Laporte
as Francoise
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Brigitte Catillon
as Eric's Mother/Jocelyne
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Michel Raskine
as Man at Agency
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Christian Blanc
as Marie's Tutor
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Regis Royer
as Eric
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Simon Eine
as Hospital Professor
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André Wilms
as Man in Rue Saint-Landry
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Clotilde de Bayser
as Coralie's Mother
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Bérangère Bonvoisin
as Joel's Mother/Hotel Waitress
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Jean-Luc Boutte
as Police Inspector
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Maria de Medeiros
as Silent Nurse
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Gabriel Barakian
as Jocelyne's Husband
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Leo Campion
as Eric's Grandfather
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Charlotte Farran
as Coralie
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Isabelle Janier
as Talkative Nurse
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Hito Jaulmes
as Joel
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Sylvie Jean
as Agency Secretary
