Le Sourire

Le Sourire

Le Sourire

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Le Sourire

1994

1h 25m

4.9(24 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

An old psychiatrist finds out that he is likely to suffer a second and probably fatal heart attack in the near future. As a consequence he becomes determined to seduce Odile, a young woman he first encounters in a railway compartment.

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TF1 Films Production

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Jean-Pierre Marielle

Pierre-François Le Clainche

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Odile

Richard Bohringer

Richard Bohringer

Jean-Jean

Chantal Banlier

Chantal Banlier

Loulou

Bernard Verley

Bernard Verley

Ma tante

Mathilde Seigner

Mathilde Seigner

Tuttut

Nathalie Cardone

Brigitte

Catherine Mongodin

Catherine Mongodin

Wagon

Jeanne Savary

Jeanne Savary

Cisca

Nadia Barentin

Nadia Barentin

Gaby

Creative team

Directed by: Claude Miller
Written by: Claude Miller
Produced by: Jean-Louis Livi
Annie Miller

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