Fresh
... the conceit works beautifully with the right personalities, talented and uninhibited, engaged in its execution.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Nathalie...
Can you ever control another person's sexuality?
2003 · 1h 45m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Anne Fontaine
Overview
Paris doctor Catherine starts to think her husband, Bernard, is having an affair when she hears an unfamiliar woman's message on his voice mail. Hoping to learn more about his extramarital activities, Catherine heads to a strip club, where she hires call girl Nathalie to have a fling with Gerard. As the affair progresses, Nathalie gives Catherine regular status reports, and the relationship between the women evolves from business to personal.
Director and cast
- Anne Fontaine Director
- Fanny Ardant as Catherine
- Emmanuelle Béart as Nathalie / Marlène
- Gérard Depardieu as Bernard
- Wladimir Yordanoff as François
- Judith Magre as la mère de Catherine
- Rodolphe Pauly as le fils
- Évelyne Dandry as la patronne du bar
- Christian Aaron Boulogne Cast
- Aurore Auteuil Cast
- Idit Cebula Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Nathalie... offers compelling food for thought, with a little visual stimulation thrown in on the side.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Beguiling and surprising.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Fresh
A woman (Fanny Ardant) hires a prostitute (Emmanuelle Béart) to seduce her unfaithful husband (Gérard Depardieu) in Anne Fontaine's seductive and intriguing film.
Anita Gates, New York Times
Rotten
Nathalie is intricate, provocative, cleanly acted, but it's never entirely convincing -- and never more so than in the table-turning climax.
Ed Park, Village Voice
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