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 |
| Sound | Renaud Guillaumin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Jérôme Gaspard | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Elise Fievet | Editor |
| Sound | Anais Letiexhe | ADR Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sarah Mescoff | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Niels Barletta | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marielle Robaut | Costume Design |
| Camera | Julien Hirsch | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Pierre Milon | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Pascal Bonitzer | Director |
| Writing | Agnès de Sacy | Writer |
| Production | Michel Merkt | Producer |
| Directing | Sophie Roudaut | Assistant Director |
| Production | Kateryna Merkt | Associate Producer |
| Production | Kevin Chneiweiss | Associate Producer |
| Production | Saïd Ben Saïd | Producer |
| Production | Diana Elbaum | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Pascal Bonitzer | Writer |
| Production | Anne Berger | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Henry James | Author |
| Sound | Bruno Coulais | Original Music Composer |