Adultery (A User's Guide) (1995)
This French farce chronicles one special day in the lives of a married pair of Parisian architects, Fabienne and Bruno, as they anxiously await the results of an important architectual contest they have entered. Unable to handle the stress of waiting, both turn to sexual liason's to ease their tension. Bruno ends up enacting a dark sexual fantasy with a stranger while Fabienne eventually succumbs to the advances of Bruno's friend Simon, a fortyish Lebanese businessman and part-time drug dealer. The comedy takes on overtones of psycho-drama when the contest winner announced and the couple discovers the truth of each other's actions. A cache of drugs, discovered in an apartment only adds to their troubles.
Director: Christine Pascal
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Richard Berry as Simon |
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Karin Viard as Fabienne |
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Vincent Cassel as Bruno |
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Emmanuelle Halimi as Sarah |
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Liliane Rovère as Brunette mistress |
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Anny Romand as Unknown |
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Hélène Fillières as Joséphine |
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Patrice-Flora Praxo as Véronique |
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Marina Tomé as Maria-Jésus |
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Jean-Louis Tribes as Ralph |
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Marie Mergey as Brunette mistress's servant |
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Abel Aboualiten as Arab waiter |
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Daniel Dublet as Member of the Jury |
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Roland Truchot as Faruggia |
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Alain Desroches as Bailiff |
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Bass Dhem as Cop |
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Nicolas Abraham as Cop |
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Julien Courbey as Young suburbanite |
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Bobby Pacha as Barker in Pigalle |
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Sandrine Coutant as Bunny's |
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Jenny as Stripper |
| Directing | Christine Pascal | Director |
| Production | Robert Boner | Producer |
| Editing | Jacques Comets | Editor |
| Camera | Renato Berta | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Christine Pascal | Writer |
| Writing | Robert Boner | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Schotte | Costume Design |
| Art | Sylvie Olivé | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvia Carissoli | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Valérie Tranier | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabelle Luzet | Hairstylist |
| Production | Philippe Godeau | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Bruno Coulais | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Nicolas Becker | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Olivier Ducastel | Sound |
| Production | Pierre Amzallag | Casting |
