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Double Lover

Double Lover

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Double Lover

"Deception is part of the attraction."

2017

1h 48m

6.1(579 votes)

Romance

Thriller

Drama

Overview

Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity.

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Production Companies

Mars Films

Mandarin Cinéma

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Marine Vacth

Marine Vacth

Chloé

Jérémie Renier

Jérémie Renier

Paul / Louis

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Mme Schenker / Chloé's Mother

Myriam Boyer

Myriam Boyer

Rose

Dominique Reymond

Dominique Reymond

Gynecologist / Agnès Wexler

Fanny Sage

Fanny Sage

Sandra Schenker

Jean-Édouard Bodziak

Jean-Édouard Bodziak

Young Psychoanalyst

Antoine de La Morinerie

Antoine de La Morinerie

Psychoanalyst 1

Jean-Paul Muel

Jean-Paul Muel

Psychoanalyst 2

Keisley Gauthier

Child Twin

Creative team

Directed by: François Ozon
Written by: Philippe Piazzo
François Ozon
Produced by: Nicolas Altmayer
Eric Altmayer

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