Movie: Of Woman and Magic

Top 10 Billed Cast

Anne Brochet
Anne Brochet

Claire Weygand

Mathilde Seigner
Mathilde Seigner

Odette

Édouard Baer
Édouard Baer

Simon

Annie Noël
Annie Noël

Eléonore

Yves Jacques
Yves Jacques

le docteur Fish

Jacques Mauclair
Jacques Mauclair

le mari d'Eléonore

Édith Scob
Édith Scob

Mme Weygand - la mère de Claire

Marc Cennelier
Marc Cennelier

M. Weygand - le père de Claire

Samantha Rénier
Samantha Rénier

Marie Weygand - la soeur de Claire

Virginie Emane
Virginie Emane

l'infirmière Patricia

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    Claire Weygand, a thirty-year-old young woman who is about to defend her anthropology thesis, unfortunately not only feels bad but even worse and worse with each passing day. The migraine attacks she suffers from indeed keep her from working as hard as she should and in despair she decides to consult Doctor Fish. When the medicine the physician prescribes for her fails, Claire, who can't take it any more, asks him to hospitalize her. In hospital, Claire shares her room with Odette, a young woman who has lost the use of her legs and Eléonore, a frightening old woman. The third episode from "The Blindfold" by Siri Hustvedt.

  • Release Date

    2000-05-26

  • Average

    5.6

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    Français
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