Helene, a pill-addicted anesthesiologist, is mourning the death of her boyfriend when, through a car accident she causes, she chances to meet the lethargic Gilles, a young man who lives for free at his mother's hotel. Gilles pursues Helene romantically, and she eventually softens up. Gilles, however, is also devoted to Bernard, a petty crook who revels in mugging gay men. All three struggle with relationships that seem to be going nowhere.
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Cast
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Catherine Deneuve
Hélène
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
Patrick Dewaere
Gilles Tisserand
Known for
Going Places
Serie Noire
Etienne Chicot
Bernard
Known for
The Da Vinci Code
Case départ
Sabine Haudepin
Elise Tisserand
Known for
Jules and Jim
The Last Metro
Dominique Lavanant
Jacqueline
Known for
French Fried Vacation 2
The Monster
Josiane Balasko
Colette
Known for
French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever
The Hedgehog
François Perrot
Rudel
Known for
Exploits of a Young Don Juan
Inspector Blunder
Jean-Louis Vitrac
Luc
Known for
Rendez-vous
Frédérique Ruchaud
La mère
Also in
Germinal
Le Créateur
Michèle Ban de Loménie
La mère de colette
No other roles listed
Pascal Bernuchon
Catherine Carrée
Also in
Synthétique opérette
André Téchiné Director · Gilles Taurand Writer Philippe Sarde Composer
Worldwide gross $3.2M · United States release July 10, 2008 · Produced in France
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,200,000
Production
Films A2
Production
Sara Films
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Hôtel des Amériques
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 2, 1981
Theatrical
United States · July 10, 2008
Physical · DVD
United States
December 1, 2011 · Digital · Amazon
France
July 1, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
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