Mes séances de lutte (2013)
Directed by Jacques Doillon

Comedy / Drama
aka: Love Battles

Film Synopsis

A young woman takes advantage of her father's funeral to look for a neighbour she was once friendly with and discover why she put an end to their amorous liaison several months previously.  They meet up and replay their earlier love scenes.  As they get to know one another for a second time it appears that they are being drawn into a kind of war, a war consisting of recurrent battles in which they test their feelings and decide whether what they feel for one another is indeed love...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jacques Doillon
  • Script: Jacques Doillon
  • Cinematographer: Laurent Chalet, Laurent Fenart
  • Cast: Sara Forestier (Elle), James Thiérrée (Lui), Louise Szpindel (La soeur), Mahault Mollaret (La copine), Bill Leyshon (L'accordeur)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 99 min
  • Aka: Love Battles

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