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A director struggles to film a difficult, intimate sex scene between two actors who happen to hate each other.A director struggles to film a difficult, intimate sex scene between two actors who happen to hate each other.A director struggles to film a difficult, intimate sex scene between two actors who happen to hate each other.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Francis Selleck
- Production Manager
- (as Francis Seleck)
Claire Monatte
- The other make-up artist
- (as Claire Monnatte)
Alfredo 'Alebé' Ramalho
- A grip
- (as Alfredo Ramalho)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaMany of the crew perform their own jobs as the crew within the film.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Brows Held High: The Anatomy of Hell (2012)
- SoundtracksA Sombra
(Pedro Ayres Magalhães (as Pedro Ayres Magalhaes))
Performed by Madredeus
from the album "Os dias de Madredeus"
(p) 1988 EMI
Valentin de Carvalho Mustica, Lda
Avec l'aimable autorisation de EMI Music France
(c) Delabel Editions
Avec l'aimable autorisation de Delabel Editions
Featured review
This is Breillat's more accessible film, if you are offended by her other movies that tend to have full frontal nudity and explicit sexual scenes. It is also her most intelligent film, where words are at play and relationships are tested.
The backdrop is a movie set, and director Jeanne has a dilemma with her actors, a fear of that big sex scene. She plays and manipulates her stars, creating a mix emotion of tension and harmony. After all it is her movie and reputation on the line, because the credit on the screen will read; A FILM BY...
Breillat's approach to this is subtle, looking into the anxieties of the director, the manipulation and mistreatment of actors, and the wonderful world of politics on the crazy film set where dreams are made.
The backdrop is a movie set, and director Jeanne has a dilemma with her actors, a fear of that big sex scene. She plays and manipulates her stars, creating a mix emotion of tension and harmony. After all it is her movie and reputation on the line, because the credit on the screen will read; A FILM BY...
Breillat's approach to this is subtle, looking into the anxieties of the director, the manipulation and mistreatment of actors, and the wonderful world of politics on the crazy film set where dreams are made.
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- Also known as
- Ayıp yatakta olur
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $40,470
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,370
- Oct 24, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $411,830
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