Rien, voilà l'ordre (2003) Directed by Jacques Baratier
Drama
Film Synopsis
In a psychiatric clinic, a poet named Aroulette amuses himself by
playing the amateur psychiatrist. With Alexis, a talented young
musician, he enjoys a close friendship founded on humour and
songs. One day, several patients assemble in the living room to
watch a television programme in which a journalist mentions the
accidental death of the film actor Pierre Chabrière. A few
days later, the star Zelda Mitchell is admitted to the clinic,
traumatised by her belief that she was the cause of the accident.
In the course of her treatment, Zelda falls in love with Alexis and
persuades him to run away from the clinic with her...
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