The Spellbound (2019)
For the "story of the month," Coline, a contributor to a women's magazine, is sent deep into the Pyrenees to interview Simon, a rather wild artist who claims his mother appeared to him at the precise moment she died. Coline is particularly intrigued since her beautiful neighbor Azar insists the same thing happened with her father! On the night they meet, Simon attempts to seduce Coline, who resists but falls in love... Based on Henry James's 1896 short story "The Way It Came," later renamed "The Friends of the Friends" for the New York Edition.
Director: Pascal Bonitzer
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Sara Giraudeau as Coline |
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Nicolas Duvauchelle as Simon |
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Nicolas Maury as Sylvain |
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Anabel Lopez as Azar |
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Josiane Balasko as Leonora Evesco |
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Iliana Lolic as Pilar |
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Laurent Pedebernard as Chauffeur de taxi Cambo |
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Jérôme Kircher as L'amant de Pilar |
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José Luis Gomez as Rabbin |
| Crew | Aurélia Agel | Stunts |
| Crew | Jérôme Gaspard | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Niels Barletta | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Renaud Guillaumin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Anais Letiexhe | ADR Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Mescoff | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marielle Robaut | Costume Design |
| Editing | Elise Fievet | Editor |
| Camera | Julien Hirsch | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Pierre Milon | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Pascal Bonitzer | Director |
| Writing | Pascal Bonitzer | Writer |
| Writing | Agnès de Sacy | Writer |
| Production | Saïd Ben Saïd | Producer |
| Production | Kevin Chneiweiss | Associate Producer |
| Production | Diana Elbaum | Co-Producer |
| Production | Kateryna Merkt | Associate Producer |
| Production | Michel Merkt | Producer |
| Directing | Sophie Roudaut | Assistant Director |
| Production | Anne Berger | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Henry James | Author |
| Sound | Bruno Coulais | Original Music Composer |