Every Sunday, Mary, Alice and Joan, three long-time friends, find themselves at the pool to talk about their love affairs. Mary, who is a stockbroker, leads her love life with meetings. One night she is raped by Franck in a nightclub toilet. The young woman then discovers she is pregnant. Alice, a student dominated by an authoritarian father, she has difficult relationship with men. She meets a painter who wants to make her his model. Jeanne lives a dreary relationship with her husband and decides to work and earn a living through prostitution.
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Cast
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Marine Delterme
Marie
Known for
The Sympathizer
Paris-Manhattan
Florence Thomassin
Jeanne
Known for
Blood Coast
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Amira Casar
Alice
Known for
Call Me by Your Name
Versailles
Vincent Cassel
Eric
Known for
Black Swan
La Haine
Àlex Casanovas
Theo
Known for
Hache
Kika
Thomas Kretschmann
Franck
Known for
The Pianist
Wanted
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Marco
Known for
The Apartment
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
Laurent
Known for
Spiral
Néro the Assassin
Christophe Bernard
Alex
Known for
The Crimson Rivers
I Don't Kiss
Manuel de Blas
Alice's father
Known for
Grand Hotel
Watch Out, We're Mad
Marie Laforêt
Mother of Mary
Known for
Purple Noon
Happy Easter
Geneviève Mnich
Eric's mother
Known for
Full Time
Once in a Lifetime
Patrick Alessandrin Director · Lisa Azuelos Director Dele 'Ski' Shekoni Composer
First release January 25, 1995 · Produced in France, Spain · Production Mate Producciones S.A., Odessa Films
Production
M6 Films
Production
Mate Producciones S.A.
Production
Odessa Films
Production
Neue Bioskop Film
Production
Bioskop Film
Production
France · Spain
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Original title
Ainsi soient-elles
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 25, 1995
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No release date listed for United States.
Romania
January 25, 1995 · Theatrical
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