The Idol

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The Idol

2002

1h 50m

5.0(9 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

An Australian actress forms a spiritual bond with an elderly Chinese chef who lives across from her in a Parisian tenement house.

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12 members

Acting

James Hong

Zao

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Leelee Sobieski

Sara Silver

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Jean-Paul Roussillon

Roger Castellac

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Jalil Lespert

Philippe

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Marie Loboda

Caroline

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Jany Gastaldi

Madame Bordas

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Liliane Montevecchi

Nicole

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Liliane Rovère

Gilberte

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Rémy Roubakha

Le Taxi

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Esse Lawson

La femme-flic

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Fred Cacheux

Le Flic

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Olivier Augrond

Le pompier

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