Le Cri de la soie

Le Cri de la soie

1996 · 110 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama

An illiterate seamstress has a powerful fetish for silk which gets her into trouble. The psychiatrist sent to help her becomes fascinated by her case and when he returns to France from World War One they fall in love, an affair that can only end in tragedy.

Directed by Yvon Marciano · Written by Jean-François Goyet

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Cast

Sergio Castellitto Gabriel de Villemer
Marie Trintignant Marie Benjamin
Anémone Cécile
Adriana Asti Madame de Villemer
Alexandra London Aude
Anne Alvaro Rosemonde Burel
Marc Barbé l'interne sténotypiste
Camille Japy le modèle
Anne Jacquemin la vendeuse de foulards
Didier Sauvegrain Docteur Bellec

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