Strange Affair
Une étrange affaire
Louis Coline assists the head of advertising of a department store in decline. He has little to do, but seems content with his marriage to Nina, his visits to his mother and grandmother, and poker games with friends. When new boss Bernard Malair arrives to turn the store around, Louis fears for his job; but Bernard, with his numbers man Paul and his factotum François, invites Louis into an inner circle of long hours of work, nightclubs, and dinners with an androgynous vamp. Nina objects, but Louis cannot say no to Bernard's demands, no matter how personal. In desperation, Nina leaves Louis, but that drives him further into Bernard's orbit. Can anything break this spell?
Direction
Cast
Michel Piccoli
Bertrand Malair
Gérard Lanvin
Louis Coline
Nathalie Baye
Nina Coline
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
François Lingre
Jean-François Balmer
Paul Belais
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Pierre Michaël
Gérard Doutre
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Madeleine Cheminat
Yvette, la grand-mère de Louis
Victor Garrivier
Le père de Nina
Dominique Blanchar
La mère de Louis
André Chaumeau
Le vieil employé
Philippe Sarde
Composer
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Étienne Becker
Cinematographer