L'ennui
– A philosophy teacher restless with the need to do something with his life meets a young woman suspec..
A philosophy teacher restless with the need to do something with his life meets a young woman suspected of driving an artist to his death. He finds the very simple Cecilia irritating but develops a sexual rapport with her. Obsessed with the need to own and tormented by her inability to respond to him, he becomes increasingly violent in a quest he can't name - a quest that slowly begins to undermine his certainties.
16 Dec 1998
French
Cédric Kahn
Cédric Kahn (adaptation), Laurence Ferreira Barbosa (adaptation), Alberto Moravia (based on the novel by)
Charles Berling, Sophie Guillemin, Arielle Dombasle, Robert Kramer
A philosophy teacher restless with the need to do something with his life meets a young woman suspected of driving an artist to his death. He finds the very simple Cecilia irritating but develops a sexual rapport with her. Obsessed with the need to own and tormented by her inability to respond to him, he becomes increasingly violent in a quest he can't name - a quest that slowly begins to undermine his certainties.
1 win & 4 nominations.