Al and Elsa have been a couple for some time, but the chances that their relationship will be long-lived are few. For one thing, Al is appallingly dependent on Elsa for his every emotional need. For another, Elsa is an incredibly elusive person, extremely difficult to pin down about anything - especially whatever is bothering her. How they have managed to survive this long is a cause for wonder. When Al gets an opportunity to be cast in a movie role, complete with no-cost occupancy in the casting agent's ugly but fashionable apartment, he jumps at the chance to provide a little material satisfaction for his beloved Elsa. But what exactly does she want?
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Juliette Binoche François Cluzet Thierry Gimenez Daniel Jégou Jean-Chrétien Sibertin-Blanc Denis Lavant Thierry Fortineau Albert Prévost Brigitte Catillon Michel Aumont Riccardo Freda Jean-Claude Lecas Claire Pascal Soizic Arsal Michel Francini François Monnié Anne Lévy Alain Aithnard Simon Pradinas Gábor Rassov Henri Behar Pierre Large
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