The Story of Marie and Julien
2003 · Movie · 145 min. · France
Julien lives alone with his cat. He dreams of Marie, and a few minutes later, he sees her on the street and makes a date. He asks her to move in with him, and she does. Her boyfriend is dead, the rest of her past a mystery. Although they quickly seem to fall in love, she sometimes pulls away suddenly from Julien, is distant, and spends the night in a hotel. She also dreads something imminent and warns Julien that if he missteps, he will lose her and all memory of her. Julien responds by digging into her past: what explains her remodeling an upstairs garret room, her nightly dreams, her fears? What can Julien, now desperately in love, do when he learns why? Can either rescue the other?
Direction Jacques Rivette
Cast Emmanuelle Béart · Jerzy Radziwilowicz · Anne Brochet · Bettina Kee · Olivier Cruveiller · Mathias Jung · Nicole García
Screenplay Pascal Bonitzer · Christine Laurent · Jacques Rivette
Cinematography William Lubtchansky
Original title Histoire de Marie et Julien
6.9
426 votes (FilmAffinity)
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