Adultery (A User's Guide)

Overview

This French farce chronicles one special day in the lives of a married pair of Parisian architects, Fabienne and Bruno, as they anxiously await the results of an important architectual contest they have entered. Unable to handle the stress of waiting, both turn to sexual liason's to ease their tension. Bruno ends up enacting a dark sexual fantasy with a stranger while Fabienne eventually succumbs to the advances of Bruno's friend Simon, a fortyish Lebanese businessman and part-time drug dealer. The comedy takes on overtones of psycho-drama when the contest winner announced and the couple discovers the truth of each other's actions. A cache of drugs, discovered in an apartment only adds to their troubles.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 5, 1995

Original language

French

Spoken languages

Arabic, English, French, Italian

Countries

France, Switzerland

Production

France 2 Cinéma,TSR,PXP Productions,Teleclub AG,Ciné Manufacture

Cast

Richard Berry,Karin Viard,Vincent Cassel,Emmanuelle Halimi,Liliane Rovère,Anny Romand,Hélène Fillières,Patrice-Flora Praxo,Marina Tomé,Jean-Louis Tribesand 11 more

Director

Christine Pascal

Writer

Christine Pascal,Robert Boner

Producer

Robert Boner,Philippe Godeau

Cinematography

Renato Berta

Music

Bruno Coulais

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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