A nude portrait and a valuable set of chinaware are passed between a
disparate array of individuals whose only common characteristic is an
insane love of wealth. From crooks to beggars, art dealers to
professors, prostitutes to policemen, all seem blind to the intrinsic
value of the objects that pass through their hands.
Cast: Katja Rupé (Claire),
Alix de Montaigu (Delphine Laplace),
François Michel (Philippe),
Jean-Pierre Beauviala (Colas),
Pascal Aubier (Monsieur Laplace),
Christiane Bailly (Agnès),
Bernard Eisenschitz (Gustave),
Hans Peter Cloos (Monsieur Duphour-Paquet),
Maïté Nahyr (Madeleine Duphour-Paquet), Mathieu Amalric (Julien),
László Szabó (Terrorist), Yannick Carpentier (Policier),
Fanny Dupin (Rivière),
Marie Parra Aledo (Blanche),
Gabriella Sheer (Nicole),
René Vo Van Mihn (Jean),
Gaspard Flori (Christian Laplace),
Emilie Aubry (Lucie Laplace),
Junior John David
Country: France / Italy / Soviet Union
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 105 min
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