

Drama · Thriller
Overview
On the island of Jersey, off the French coast, Mélanie, a beautiful woman gifted with a captivating personality, enjoys having unimportant love affairs that her husband Victor, a perfumer older than her, seems to endure with total indifference.
Top Cast


Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
Mélanie
Isabelle Huppert
Mélanie


Jean-Louis Trintignant
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Vic
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Vic


Christian Benedetti
Christian Benedetti
Carlo
Christian Benedetti
Carlo
Bertrand Bonvoisin
Bertrand Bonvoisin
Carpentier
Bertrand Bonvoisin
Carpentier


Philippe Clévenot
Philippe Clévenot
Henri Valette
Philippe Clévenot
Henri Valette
Martine Costes
Martine Costes
Julie's Mother
Martine Costes
Julie's Mother


Evelyne Didi
Evelyne Didi
Evelyn Cowan
Evelyne Didi
Evelyn Cowan


Jean-Michel Dupuis
Jean-Michel Dupuis
Philip Cowan
Jean-Michel Dupuis
Philip Cowan


Éric Frey
Éric Frey
Denis Miller
Éric Frey
Denis Miller


Bernard Freyd
Bernard Freyd
Havermal
Bernard Freyd
Havermal
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