Summary
Odette Toulemonde lives a mundane life in Belgium, contenting herself
with her humdrum job as shop assistant in a big department store and
her two stay-at-home children. She owes her happiness to the
works of the writer Balthazar Balsan and dreams of meeting him so that
she can let him know of the positive influence he has had on her life...
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Credits
- Director: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
- Script: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
- Photo: Carlo Varini
- Music: Nicola Piovani
- Cast: Catherine Frot (Odette Toulemonde), Albert Dupontel (Balthazar Balsan), Jacques Weber (Olaf), Fabrice Murgia (Rudy), Nina Drecq (Sue Ellen), Camille Japy (Nadine), Alain Doutey (L’éditeur), Julien Frison (François), Laurence d’Amelio (Isabelle), Aïssatou Diop (Florence), Philippe Gouders (M. Dargent)
- Country: France / Belgium
- Language: French
- Runtime: 104 min
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