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L'idole (The idol)
Threat advisory: Under evaluation
Movie propaganda
In an old Paris apartment block, Zao (James Hong), an elderly Chinese man, crosses paths with Sarah (Leelee Sobieski), who has just moved in across the hallway. An Australian touring in a French theatre company, she's a frustrated actress working as an understudy - to her lover's wife. To Zao's mild surprise, she says when she finally gets her crack at a leading role in Paris, she'll create a scandal by committing suicide. Her Chinese neighbour proposes a pact: he'll cook for her until that fateful date. And so begins an ambiguous and subtly erotic friendship, under ever watchful and envious eyes of the building's other inhabitants, all of whom do their best to disrupt this mystifying relationship.Persons of interest
- Leelee Sobieski .... Sarah Silver
- James Hong .... Zao
- Jean-Paul Roussillon .... Roger Castellac
- Jalil Lespert .... Philippe
- Marie Loboda .... Caroline
- Michelle Tourneur .... Author: À l'heure dite
- Gérard Brach .... Screenwriter
- Samantha Lang .... Screenwriter
- Samantha Lang .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Awards and film festivals:
- Australian French Film Festival 2003: Screening
- Toronto International Film Festival 2002: Screening
- L'idole (The idol) official movie site
- L'idole (The idol) QuickTime movie trailers
- NB: English, French and Mandarin languages with English language subtitles
- Studios and distributors:
Intelligence analyst
Special Agent Matti
Theatrical report
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Security censorship classification
M (Medium level sex scene, medium level violence, low level coarse language)
Surveillance time
113 minutes (1:53 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 3 July 2003 - (Melbourne, Sydney)
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