Céline
1992·France·88 min.
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At 22, Céline receives several shocks: her father dies and she learns she was adopted; she rejects her inheritance, so her fiancé jilts her. She's suicidal. A nurse sees her weeping in public and takes her home. Her mother hires the nurse, Geneviève, to care for Céline; Geneviève imposes the same work and meditation regime she herself used to recover from similar depression two years before. The film plays out the resulting dynamics: Céline has mystical success in meditation, and neighbor children discover she has healing powers. Yet life remains painful. Meanwhile, the friendship is now the center of Geneviève's life.
DirectorJean-Claude Brisseau
ScreenwriterJean-Claude Brisseau
MusicGeorges Delerue
CinematographyRomain Winding
CastIsabelle Pasco·María Luisa García·Danièle Lebrun·Damien Dutrait·Daniel Tarrare·Lucien Plazanet·Sébastien Lenfant·François Eychart·Marie-Thérèse Eychard
Original titleCéline