On the island of Jersey, off the French coast, Mélanie, a beautiful woman gifted with a captivating personality, enjoys having unimportant love affairs that her husband Victor, a perfumer older than her, seems to endure with total indifference.
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Cast
18 people
Isabelle Huppert
Mélanie
Known for
Elle
The Piano Teacher
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Vic
Known for
Amour
Three Colors: Red
Christian Benedetti
Carlo
Known for
Love at Second Sight
Caché
Bertrand Bonvoisin
Carpentier
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Nocturnal Uproar
Beyond Therapy
Philippe Clévenot
Henri Valette
Known for
The Hairdresser's Husband
Camille Claudel
Martine Costes
Julie's Mother
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Je suis coupable
Evelyne Didi
Evelyn Cowan
Known for
La Vie de Bohème
Le Havre
Jean-Michel Dupuis
Philip Cowan
Known for
The Party
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Éric Frey
Denis Miller
Known for
Coup de chance
My Best Friend
Bernard Freyd
Havermal
Known for
La Balance
My New Partner II
Maurice Jacquemont
Dr. Franklin
Known for
The Return of Martin Guerre
Stavisky...
Sandrine Kljajic
Marion
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L'Homme fragile
Michel Deville Director · Christopher Frank Screenplay Florence Delay Screenplay
United States release October 1, 1982 · Produced in France · Production Gaumont, Hamster Productions
Production
Eléfilm
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
Hamster Productions
Production
France•3
Production
France
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Original title
Eaux profondes
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · December 16, 1981
Theatrical
United States · October 1, 1982
Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Czechia
March 1, 1993 · Physical
Germany
January 14, 2022 · Physical
Italy
September 15, 1986 · TV · RAI 2
Japan
October 18, 2017 · TV
Norway
January 20, 2023 · Premiere · Tromsø International Film Festival
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