An American writer living in exile in London, Philip listens to women. His English mistress, who visits him regularly in the studio that serves as their refuge. A student he loved in another life. A former lover confined to a hospital in New York.
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Cast
Denis Podalydès
Philip
Léa Seydoux
The English Lover
Emmanuelle Devos
Rosalie
Anouk Grinberg
Philip's Wife
Mădălina Constantin
The Czech
Miglen Mirtchev
Ivan
Rebecca Marder
The Student
Saadia Bentaïeb
The Prosecutor
André Oumansky
Philip's Father
Gennadiy Fomin
The Czech Writer Friend
Frédérique Giffard
The Judge
Ian Turiak
Czech Cop 1
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