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L'école de la chair (1998)
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26 February 1999 (USA) morePlot:
Fashion executive Dominique's obsession for Quentin, a young bisexual hustler, fills her desire for physical love but leaves her taxed emotionally... more | add synopsisAwards:
4 nominations moreUser Comments:
As only the French know how moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Isabelle Huppert | ... | Dominique | |
| Vincent Martinez | ... | Quentin | |
| Vincent Lindon | ... | Chris | |
| Marthe Keller | ... | Madame Thorpe | |
| François Berléand | ... | Soukaz | |
| Danièle Dubroux | ... | Dominique's Friend | |
| Bernard Le Coq | ... | Cordier | |
| Roxane Mesquida | ... | Marine | |
| Jean-Louis Richard | ... | M. Thorpe | |
| Jean-Claude Dauphin | ... | Louis-Guy | |
| Michelle Goddet | ... | Quentin's Mother | |
| Jean-Michel | ... | Marcus | |
| Laurent Jumeaucourt | ... | The Young Plumber | |
| Pierre Laroche | ... | Robert | |
| Richard Schroeder | ... | The Photographer |
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Rated R for language and some strong sexuality.Parents Guide:
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Argentina:105 min | France:110 min | Germany:98 min (cut) | Spain:105 minLanguage:
FrenchColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | France:U | Peru:14 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | USA:RFun Stuff
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Quentin: You can still see me.Dominique: But you're getting married.
Quentin: I'm going to be a husband, not a monk.
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There is something extraordinary about the two leads in this movie. Vincent Martinez was initially quite appalling to look at - scrawny, brooding with features more akin to a caricature! However, as the film progresses, one can sense a certain charisma and physical presence that he projects more and more palpably; yes, even from a man's perspective. But that's as far as it goes for him...
As for Isabelle, my! What an actress, what a woman! These French actress: Catherine Deneuve, Adjani, Beart - very few Hollywood actresses can be placed in the same league as them. This is my first time seeing Ms Huppert perform and I was really blown away. She brought so much contradicting sides to her character and she made them so believable. The character is strong in career and personality, yet vulnerable in her devotion to the above-mentioned man-animal. She is decisive and purposeful in life choices of career, marriage and the man-in-her-life yet defers constantly to the whims and fancies of him. You get the picture!
Anyway, with one single long shot of her face as betrayal, despair and sadness climax into a single track of tears - extraordinary! No self-pity, no cloying sentimentality; just plain sadness at the state of affair....At first glance, she did not appear extraordinarily beautiful. But as the film progresses, she looked increasingly radiant and one can't help but feel drawn to her.
One of the best film I've seen at this year's film festival where more is said through pregnant silences than confrontations and accusations a la Hollywood.