Directed by:
Danielle ArbidScreenplay:
Danielle ArbidCinematography:
Pascale GranelCast:
Caroline Ducey, Sergei Polunin, Grégoire Colin, Laetitia Dosch, Tibo Vandenborre, Slimane Dazi, Dounia SichovPlots(1)
It began as a night of passion in Porto, where Hélène met the mysterious Alexandre at a party. But then everything changed. Back in Paris, the professor of literature and single mother regularly sees the married man, who works in the city for the Russian embassy. The usually rational Hélène increasingly finds herself counting the minutes until her next short but intense meeting with Alexandre. Every book she picks up seems to be about him. Every picture she looks at bears his resemblance. Hélène’s secret affair gradually develops into an obsession, and her frenzy of love makes her a danger – both to herself and her son. Director Danielle Arbid’s Passion simple is a sensual drama about an amour fou. Lætitia Dosch masterfully depicts a woman whose desire for physical intensity serves to slowly dissociate her from reality. (Zurich Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Caroline Ducey
France
Best movies:
The Soul Keeper (2002)
The Last Mistress (2007)
French California (2006)
Sergei Polunin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011) (theatrical recording)
Red Sparrow (2018)
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Grégoire Colin
France
Best movies:
Before the Rain (1994)
The Dreamlife of Angels (1998)
Olivier, Olivier (1992)
Laetitia Dosch
France
Best movies:
Our Struggles (2018)
My King (2015)
Chicken for Linda! (2023)
Tibo Vandenborre
Best movies:
The Treatment (2014)
Blind Spot (2017)
After Love (2016)
Slimane Dazi
France
Best movies:
A Prophet (2009)
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
The Nile Hilton Incident (2017)
Dounia Sichov
Best movies:
Boris sans Béatrice (2016)
Siberia (2019)
The Sleeping Beauty (2010) (TV movie)