The idol
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The idol |
| Original title | L'Idole |
| Country of production | France , Germany , Japan |
| original language | French |
| Publishing year | 2002 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Samantha Lang |
| script |
Gérard Brach Samantha Lang |
| production |
Olivier Delbosc Marc Missonnier |
| music | Gabriel Yared |
| camera | Benoît Delhomme |
| cut | Chantal Hymans |
| occupation | |
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The Idol (alternative title: Zarte Verführerin ; original title: L'Idole ) is a French - German - Japanese film drama from 2002 . Directed by Samantha Lang , who wrote the script together with Gérard Brach based on the novel À l'heure dite by Michelle Tourneur .
action
The Australian Sarah Silver moves to Paris . She appears in a play directed by Philippe, with whom she has a relationship. Philippe does not respect her as an actress or as a lover.
Silver thinks about suicide and reveals her plans to her neighbor Zao, a Chinese cook. Zao offers to cook for her until the end of her life. Silver befriends Zao; this friendship takes on an erotic component over time.
Reviews
Film-Dienst wrote that the idol was a "subtle erotic love film" .
The magazine prisma wrote that Samantha Lang is considered a film author who knows how to “put erotic scenes very sensitively into the picture” . The idol is "shaped by a subliminal eroticism" . The film portrays “an unusual relationship, full of tension and sensuality,” and addresses “love and death, maturity and inexperience” .
backgrounds
The world premiere took place on August 6, 2002 at the Locarno International Film Festival . On September 7, 2002, the film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival . It was released in French cinemas on January 29, 2003.
Web links
- The idol in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ The Idol in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on June 10, 2008
- ↑ prisma , accessed June 10, 2008
- ↑ Release dates for L'Idole , accessed June 10, 2008