Nathalie... (2003)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Anne Fontaine

Writers:

Philippe Blasband (original idea)
Jacques Fieschi (writer)

Release Date:

7 January 2004 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Can you ever control another person's sexuality?

Plot:

Nathalie is the name a Parisian prostitute assumes for a special mission or "private investigation."...

Plot Keywords:

Prostitute | Paris | Husband Wife Relationship | Sex Scene | Brothel

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Fanny Ardant	...	Catherine
Emmanuelle Béart	...	Nathalie / Marlène
Gérard Depardieu	...	Bernard
Wladimir Yordanoff	...	François
Judith Magre	...	La mère de Catherine
Rodolphe Pauly	...	Le fils
Évelyne Dandry	...	La patronne du bar
Christian Aaron Boulogne	...	L'homme d'un soir (as Ari Päffgen)
Aurore Auteuil	...	La patiente de Catherine
Idit Cebula	...	Ghislaine
Sasha Rucavina	...	Marianne (as Sacha Rukavina)
Macha Polikarpova	...	Ingrid
Marie Adam	...	La secrétaire médicale
Sophie Séfériadès	...	Une autre patiente
Serge Boutleroff	...	L'agent immobilier (as Serge Onteniente-Boutleroff)

Runtime:

Canada:100 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:100 min | Switzerland:105 min | Germany:106 min | Argentina:105 min | Russia:105 min

Country:

France | Spain

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

France 2 Cinéma

Quotes:

Un client de Marlène: [Sitting with Nathalie/Marlene, at the bar where she works] Can I ask you a question? Are you shaved?

Movie Connections:

Remade as Chloe (2009)

Soundtrack:

Trois petites notes de musique

Studies of marriage and friendship

I think "Nathalie..." is a very interesting film. Once again French moviemakers confirm they're among the best European and (to me) World directors. Because they're also able to show a simple story, a simple tale where there's room for feelings and sensations.

A woman discovers she's betrayed by her husband. She hires a prostitute to follow constantly and to seduce him. The wife wants always to be told what has happened (she also wants to know exactly the way the girl has had sex with the man). But between the two women a friendship grows and also in the marriage something changes... Thanks to the young girl the married couple will find again the dialogue. Without being melodramatic, the film has an original approach for telling a story about couple problems and human relationships. "Nathalie..." contains studies about that.

A movie directed by Anne Fontaine and led by a wonderful cast: Depardieu, Ardant and Béart (these are two of the most gorgeous women of French cinema...).