Confused Feelings (1981)
It is the story of a middle age professor who falls deaply in love with a young student in his English literature class. The student is a boarder in the teacher's house. The teacher is married and his wife knows he is mostly attracted to young men. She loves him nevertheless. The whole story revolves around a book the professor will write, dictating to his young pupil... he will only declare his love at the end of the writing ...and, it is too late.
Director: Étienne Périer
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Michel Piccoli as Professor |
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Pierre Malet as Roland |
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Gila von Weitershausen as Anna |
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Heinz Weiss as M. Keller |
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Richard Lauffen as Le professeur d'égyptologie |
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Käte Jaenicke as La logeuse |
| Directing | Étienne Périer | Director |
| Editing | Renée Lichtig | Editor |
| Writing | Étienne Périer | Writer |
| Writing | Dominique Fabre | Writer |
| Camera | Jean Charvein | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Stefan Zweig | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diemut Remy | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexandra Konig | Makeup Artist |
| Art | O. Jochen Schmidt | Production Design |
| Production | Christine Gouze-Rénal | Producer |
| Sound | Jonathan Liebling | Foley Artist |