Octobre (2006)
Directed by Pierre Léon

Drama

Film Synopsis

On the train from Brussels to Moscow, three men, who haven't met before, get to know one another through a reading of Dostoyevsky's The Idiot.  They are Benoît, Charles and Jérôme.  Once in Moscow, they go their separate ways but promise to meet up again one day.  A fortnight later, the three men find themselves together for a second time, in an old hotel from the Soviet era.  Two friends, Héloïse and Benjamin, join them for an impromptu party.   Benoît slips away to visit an old friend, Naoum, who reads some pages from The Idiot to him.  After a final conversation with Charles, Benoît, announces his decision to return to Paris...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Pierre Léon
  • Script: Pierre Léon
  • Cinematographer: Sébastien Buchmann
  • Cast: Pierre Léon (Benoît Barnum), Vladimir Léon (Charles Martin), Sébastien Buchmann (Jérôme Zimmer), Circé Lethem (Circé), Julie Desprairies (Héloïse), Renaud Legrand (Benjamin), Naum Kleiman (Naum)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 78 min

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