La Mante religieuse (2014)
Directed by Natalie Saracco

Drama

Film Synopsis

Jézabel is a seductive young woman and rebel whose only desire is to live life to the full.  She has no faith in man, and none in herself.  A genuine Marie-Madeleine of our times, she conceals her fragility and her fear of falling in love by constantly straining the limits of transgression.  Such is her life until that fateful day when she meets David, a young priest...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Natalie Saracco
  • Script: Natalie Saracco
  • Cinematographer: Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
  • Cast: Mylène Jampanoï (Jezabel), Marc Ruchmann (Le père David), Mathilde Bisson (Erika), Arben Bajraktaraj (Stan), Aurélien Jegou (Greg), Geneviève Casile (Mere supérieure), Nicole Gueden (Mme Marguerite), Olivier Galfione (L'homme marié), Patricia Malvoisin (La mère de Jezabel), Alban Aumard (Le concierge), Jean-Pierre Aussant (Le journaliste), Alexandre Brik (Miss Daisy), Maria-Christina Costoso (La femme du concierge), Odile Delbeke (Amie de Mme Marguerite), Flora Djien (Loretta), Rosine Favey (Femme muette), Priscille Gosset-Grainville (Petite-fille voiture), Claude Lancelot (Captin), Fabienne Laurent (Femme élégante), Stéphane Laurent (Homme élégant)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 88 min

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