The Diary of Lady M (1993)
She's a beautiful gifted performer, but her work is not the sort that invites popular acclaim. Despite the fact that she is unlikely to become famous, she enjoys her life as a performer who lives just outside the mainstream. Awaiting her backstage one evening is a Spanish painter who has seen her show and wants to make her acquaintance. They walk around Paris getting to know one another, and then the painter returns to Spain. Something about the man has moved Lady M to passion: she flies to meet him in Barcelona and he shows her his beloved Catalonia. This time, however, their relationship is as much about passionate lovemaking as it is about compatibility. So smitten is Lady M with her new man that when she discovers that the painter has a black wife and child, she is only a little bit taken aback and she invites his whole family to join her in Paris. Surprisingly, they do, and the number of people sharing their love and sexual appetites changes from two to three.
Director: Alain Tanner
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Myriam Mézières as M |
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Juanjo Puigcorbé as Diego |
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Félicité Wouassi as Nuria |
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Nanou as Dancer |
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Marie Peyrucq-Yamou as Dancer |
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Gladys Gambie as Dancer |
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Antoine Basler as Man |
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Makeda as Billie |
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Albert Planes as Night Porter |
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Roger Mendri as Fighter |
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Carlota Soldevila as Woman |
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Olivier Ceyssens as Little Boy |
| Directing | Mathieu Amalric | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Alain Tanner | Director |
| Sound | Arié Dzierlatka | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Gerardo Herrero | Producer |
| Editing | Monica Goux | Editor |
| Production | Dimitri de Clercq | Producer |
| Production | Jacques de Clercq | Producer |
| Writing | Myriam Mézières | Writer |
| Production | Christophe Rossignon | Producer |
| Production | Marta Esteban | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maite Campos | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kent Angot | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurent Mercier | Costume Design |
| Sound | Joan Vidal | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Rucki | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jordi Canora | Art Direction |
| Art | Alain Chennaux | Art Direction |
| Sound | Henri Maïkoff | Sound |
| Camera | Denis Jutzeler | Director of Photography |