Log in
Maladie mortelle

Maladie mortelle

1977 · 89 min · ★ 9.0

In modern Paris, a sick and nervous man, a "déclassé", tries to seduce others by means of his illness. He meets three women, mixes up his life and his fantasies. Is he unhappy because he wants to be or not? He lives in a painter's studio that one of his friends has lent him.

Directed by François Weyergans

Your Rating

Make it a double feature

2h 54m together

Maladie mortelle

Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa

Both from François Weyergans.

More from François WeyergansSee all →

Bresson: Without a TraceBresson: Without a Trace · 1965
Bresson: Without a Trace
★ 9.01965
MovieDocumentary
An episode of the television program Cinéastes de notre temps in which the director gives his first on-camera interview.
Un film sur quelqu'unUn film sur quelqu'un · 1972
Un film sur quelqu'un
★ 8.01972
Movie
A documentary that pretends to be a fictional film. About the work and the life of a man, a man called Pierre Henry at the beginning of the film and who ends up calling himself "someone".
Empty Quarter: A Woman in AfricaEmpty Quarter: A Woman in Africa · 1985
Empty Quarter: A Woman in Africa
★ 7.41985
MovieRomanceDrama
A man invites a woman to share his room in a hostel and gradually falls in love with her.
Je t'aime, tu dansesJe t'aime, tu danses · 1977
Je t'aime, tu danses
★ 6.31977
MovieDrama
Cannes Film Festival 1975
Flesh ColorFlesh Color · 1978
Flesh Color
★ 6.01978
MovieThrillerCrime
Anna is a coach and a stripper at night.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter