The Witness

The Witness

1969 · 100 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

Cécile teaches English at the Collegium in Bruges. She has a boyfriend, Thomas, a student at the Beaux-Arts. Cécile lives with Mrs. Hanka, who reads horoscopes and surrounds herself with natal charts. She says she's known a lot about people for 30 years.

Directed by Anne Walter · Written by Anne Walter

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