Retour à la vie

Retour à la vie — Plot

Louise, a young deaf and dumb comedian, has just been named best actress of the year. She is married to Yann, twenty years her senior. But their relationship is conflicting. It seems that Yann takes a malicious pleasure in psychologically torturing Louise. A whirlwind of uncertainties where dreams collide with nightmares, anguish, submission, sadism... Louise confides in Stephanie, her best friend, who advises her to flee. Louise refuses, convinced of a better future. One evening, while Yann tortures her once again, she kills him.

• Release date
• October 25, 1999
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Pascal Baeumler

Retour à la vie — Cast

E

Emmanuelle Laborit Louise Marisa Berenson Stéphanie

M

Marius Colucci Le jeune policier Richard Bohringer Le coursier Alain Bashung Yann Sophie Forte Corinne Eric Blanc Le coursier

J

Julia Portoghese Louise enfant