A Man and Two Women

A Man and Two Women

1991 · 90 min · ★ 5.0 · Comedy, Drama

The film is a wonderfully accurate portrayal of the three stories: The stories are tied together with original dialogue and scenes by Martha / Anne / Freda / Judith (Valérie Stroh) and René Feret which follow a Golden Notebook/Anna Wulf theme: she is "writing" the stories and has a boyfriend named Paul who is a psychiatrist. A Man and Two Women: Anne, a young woman, a slightly bohemian painter: "in love" with her newborn, she abandons her husband while Isabelle, her best friend, attracted by to him and becomes little by little her rival. Each Other:Fréda finds her brother every morning in the secret of her bedroom,they leave themselves and incestuous effective becomes the only possible relationship for both. Our Friend Judith: Judith, a cold and warm intellectual, secret and complex - Beautiful, Judith is careful not to show it, she knows interment and that is enough. Intelligent, she does not bend to the rules of fashion nor seduction.

Directed by Valérie Stroh

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Valérie Stroh Martha / Anne / Freda / Judith
Lambert Wilson Dr. Paul Baudoin
Diane Pierens Brigitte
Olivia Brunaux Sylvia
Noémie Stroh Martha's daughter
Patricia Dinev Isabelle
Yan Epstein Pierre
Michael Vartan Fred
Jean-Yves Berteloot Charles
Julie Jézéquel Agnès
Clotilde de Bayser Marianne
Giorgia Trasselli Madame Rinieri

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