In the short break between performances in Calais, stage actress Alix makes a quick escape to Paris. On the train she meets a mysterious English stranger and, for the most fleeting of afternoons, imagines what the future could hold down a different road.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Rectangle Productions, SCOPE Pictures, Element Pictures, France 3 Cinéma
Keywords
- relationship
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Top Cast
Emmanuelle Devos as Alix
Gabriel Byrne as Man
Gilles Privat as Rodolphe
Aurélia Petit as Diane
Laurent Capelluto as Olivier
Noémie Landreau as Woman at the bank reception
Françoise Lebrun as Alix's mother (voice)
Denis Ménochet as Antoine (voice)
Top Crew
Jérôme Bonnell · Director, Writer
Pascal Lagriffoul · Cinematographer
Julie Dupré · Editor
Édouard Weil · Producer
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