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Engrossing, erotic and sometimes
comic, L'ENNUI tells the story of rest-
less philosophy professor Martin
(Charles Berling), tired of teaching and
troubled by the happiness of his ex-
wife (Arielle Dombasle).
His mid-life crisis takes a turn when he
meets the young, enigmatic and far from
intellectual Cecilia (Sophie Guillemin), with
whom he embarks upon a sexually-charged affair.
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Enlisting his ex-wife as a reluctant confidante, Martin claims that he is bored by Cecilia, yet con-
tinues to see her, fascinated by her uncomplicated attitude toward love, life and sex.
But, upon learnng that Cecilia is also seeing a much younger man, Martin's desire becomes
tainted with jealousy and eventually becomes an uncontrollable obsession that threatens to
consume him.
L'ENNUI is adapted from the novel 'La Noia' by Alberto Moravia (published in the UK by Secker
and Warburg under the title of 'The Empty Canvas'). |
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