Too Much (Little) Love

Too Much (Little) Love

1998 · 119 min · ★ 4.9 · Comedy, Drama

Seventeen-year-old Emma is invited to filmmaker Paul’s house after sending him the outline of a film. Ostensibly there to work on the outline with him she spends her time flirting with Paul, his wife, and his daughter.

Directed by Jacques Doillon · Written by Brune Compagnon

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