Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 04/14/2006(USA
Release Date: 05/02/2006
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: French
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Koch Lorber Films
A middle-aged woman fears that her husband is cheating on her -- and chooses a very unlikely method for verifying her paranoia -- in this
psychological drama from the writer of
Une Liaison Pornographique.
Catherine (
Fanny Ardant) is a successful Parisian gynecologist whose long-term marriage to
Bernard (
Gérard Depardieu) has been passionless as of late. When she checks his cell phone messages one afternoon, she discovers a suggestive "thank you" from a young colleague of his, which creates an even wider chasm between the two. Desperate,
Catherine goes to an upscale strip club nearby to solicit the services of
Nathalie (
Emmanuelle Béart), a matter-of-fact prostitute. It seems
Catherine wants
Nathalie to seduce
Bernard and report back to her each week, an assignment that's initially off-putting to the young woman, but one she begins to relish as the weeks pass. Soon,
Nathalie is using intimate details to fuel
Catherine's rage toward her husband.
Nathalie... had its gala North American premiere at the
2003 Toronto Film Festival.
~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
