When he leaves prison, Maxime Steiner feels that he has been away for
years. He isn't even certain why he was incarcerated in the first
place. As he wanders around Paris on foot, he encounters people
who seem to know him but for whom he feels no connection. First
there is a woman jeweller who claims to love him. Then a false
brother who has profited from his arrest. In the end, Maxime gets
into a taxi and heads for the suburbs, hoping to find the house in
which he grew up...
Cast: Jacques Bonnaffé (Maxime),
Elisabeth Depardieu (Claire),
Jean-Pierre Léaud (Le poète),
Laura Schiffman (Agnès),
Caroline Ducey (Anne),
François Berléand (Jean-René),
Etienne Chicot (Chauffeur de taxi),
Jean Luisi (Le sénateur)
Country: France / Greece
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 99 min
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