Toxic Affair (1993)
In this erstwhile comedy, Penelope (Isabelle Adjani) is already sufficiently unsettled by the fact that she is no longer a top model, and must cast around for another occupation. When her boyfriend leaves her, she becomes quite hysterical, conjuring up schemes for revenge, contemplating suicide, and so on. These dramatics eventually exasperate her best friend Sophie (Clementine Celarie) so much that she contemplates killing Penelope, her ex-boyfriend, or the two of them together, just to stop the whining.
Director: Philomène Esposito
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Isabelle Adjani as Pénélope |
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Hippolyte Girardot as Georges |
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Clémentine Célarié as Sophie |
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Fabrice Luchini as The Analyst |
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Sergio Castellitto as Mister Ray-Ban |
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Michel Blanc as The suicidal |
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Michel Seydoux as L'homme de l'abribus |
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Lydia Ewandé as La femme noire |
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Emmanuel Fouquet as L'homme à la carte |
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Armand Barbault as L'homme de la voiture |
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Kim Kimberly as La fille |
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Katia Delagarde as La standardiste |
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Sylvie Huguel as La contractuelle |
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Michel Bonnet as L'homme du magasin |
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Charlotte Maury-Sentier as La patronne du café |
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Michel Amphoux as Le serrurier |
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Pierre Aussedat as |
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Didier Barbier as |
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Frédéric Bazin as |
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Lelisse Calme as |
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Francis Coffinet as |
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Tonio Descanvelle as |
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Mouss Diouf as Le Marabout |
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Jean-Michel Fête as |
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Philippe Fretun as |
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Pierre Le Floch as |
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Myriam Moszko as |
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François Soule as |
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Elric Thomas as |
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Katja Weitzenböck as |
| Directing | Philomène Esposito | Director |
| Writing | Antoine Lacomblez | Writer |
| Writing | Philomène Esposito | Writer |
| Production | Armand Barbault | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michel Seydoux | Producer |
| Sound | Goran Bregović | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Pierre Lhomme | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Noëlle Boisson | Editor |
| Art | Thomas Chevalier | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Berluti | Costume Design |
| Sound | François Groult | Sound |