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After agreeing to be interviewed by journalists, Prétextat Tach, Nobel Prize winner for literature, who has been living in seclusion for several years, terminally ill from cancer, is found ... See full summary
After agreeing to be interviewed by journalists, Prétextat Tach, Nobel Prize winner for literature, who has been living in seclusion for several years, terminally ill from cancer, is found dead, murdered. The police discovers during the investigation strange things about the writer's past. Is it enough to suspect Nina, a young journalist and the last person to have seen Prétextat Tach alive? Nina spent a great deal of time researching the past of the Nobel Prize, especially his first love affair with a woman named Leopoldine, who disappeared without leaving a trace.

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    • Author: Nakora
    It is a real shame that this very curious and offbeat gem has not been commented yet. And, I would almost say - probably not seen at all when I was released, back in 1999. I only discovered it on a TV channel. Another and unfortunately one of the last Jean Yanne's performances, this too much underrated actor. He is here at his best as an old lonely and so desperate man, who hates people in general, especially women, a character for whom the audiences do not feel any empathy at all. But...

    That's here where the story begins to be really awesome and the Yanne's performance absolutely terrific.

    So shame that so few folks on earth have seen such a gem.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Jean Yanne Jean Yanne - Prétextat Tach
    Barbara Schulz Barbara Schulz - Nina de Kerlec
    Sophie Broustal Sophie Broustal - Papillon
    Catherine Hiegel Catherine Hiegel - Catherine
    Eric Prat Eric Prat - Le Pain
    Richard Gotainer Richard Gotainer - La Brosse
    Simone D'Aillencourt Simone D'Aillencourt - L'infirmière / Léopoldine de St Planeze
    Agathe de La Boulaye Agathe de La Boulaye - La psychologue
    Henri de Lorme Henri de Lorme - L'expert
    Margot Abascal Margot Abascal - Assistante expert
    François Ruggieri François Ruggieri - Ernest Gravelin
    Julie Guille Julie Guille - Léopoldine de St Planeze jeune
    Gianni Giardinelli Gianni Giardinelli - Prétextat Tach jeune
    Monica Pereira-Djalo Monica Pereira-Djalo - Jeune femme salle Revox
    Virginia Anderson Virginia Anderson - La sténotypiste
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