France,
1982, 104 min
Directed by:
Joseph LoseyScreenplay:
Joseph LoseyCinematography:
Henri AlekanComposer:
Richard HartleyCast:
Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jeanne Moreau, Daniel Olbrychski, Jacques Spiesser, Isao Yamagata, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Roland Bertin, Lucas Belvaux (more)VOD (1)
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Frederique (Huppert) is a free-spirited and impish woman who has made an art of using her sexuality to get precisely what she wants from men. On a whim, Frederique leaves her disinterested husband and the family trout farm to travel to Japan with a wealthy businessman. Her enchantment soon gives way to reflection, navigation of the swiftly-changing sexual freedoms and responsibilities of a new era, and the quest for satori, the "world of ecstasy" experienced by her friend. But has Frederique grown up too fast, or not fast enough? (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
César Awards
- 1983 - Henri Alekan (Best Cinematography)
- 1983 - Best Production Design
Venice Film Festival
- 1982 - Joseph Losey (Golden Lion for Best Film)