Retour à la vie (1999)
Louise, a young deaf and dumb comedian, has just been named best actress of the year. She is married to Yann, twenty years her senior. But their relationship is conflicting. It seems that Yann takes a malicious pleasure in psychologically torturing Louise. A whirlwind of uncertainties where dreams collide with nightmares, anguish, submission, sadism... Louise confides in Stephanie, her best friend, who advises her to flee. Louise refuses, convinced of a better future. One evening, while Yann tortures her once again, she kills him.
Director: Pascal Baeumler
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Emmanuelle Laborit as Louise |
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Marisa Berenson as Stéphanie |
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Marius Colucci as Le jeune policier |
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Richard Bohringer as Le coursier |
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Alain Bashung as Yann |
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Sophie Forte as Corinne |
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Eric Blanc as Le coursier |
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Julia Portoghese as Louise enfant |
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Agnès Guessab as Salsa dancer |
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Fabrice Bagni as Le flic au téléphone |
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Jean-Claude Lagniez as Lee chauffeur mécontent |
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Jérôme Horry as L'interprète |
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Mathias Glikmans as Le photographe |
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Michel Carliez as L'agresseur |
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Yuri Buenaventura as |
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Patricia Gautier as |
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Olivier Riquelme as Sebastien |
| Writing | Pascal Baeumler | Writer |
| Camera | Brigitte Barbier | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Tina Baz | Editor |
| Production | Ari Sebag | Co-Producer |
| Production | Patrick Partouche | Co-Producer |
| Production | Arnaud Kerneguez | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Hervé Legrand | Music |
| Art | Dominique Treibert | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Agnès Falque | Costume Design |
| Sound | Frédéric Hamelin | Sound |
| Sound | Emmanuelle Lalande | Sound |
| Directing | Pascal Baeumler | Director |