

People and life can be cruel, and in their face, Fannette is cool: toward an old acquaintance, to her daughter, to colleagues. Beneath the surface, she roils with passion for a lost love, Philippe. She watches "An Affair to Remember" again and again, and when she receives a letter from Philippe asking her to meet him atop the Empire State Building, she swoons. She's writing a book on an aged painter, so she organizes a trip to New York ostensibly to secure photographs of some of his pieces. The publisher assigns her a photographer, Matt, on the surface spontaneous and flip, but also aggressive about his attraction to her. Will she be with the one she loves? Will she smile? Written by
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Trailer
Au plus près du paradis - extrait 1
Cast

Catherine Deneuve
Fanette

William Hurt
Matt

Bernard Le Coq
Bernard

Hélène Fillières
Lucie

Gilbert Melki
Alain

Nathalie Richard
Brigitte

Patrice Chéreau
Pierre

Noémie Godin-Vigneau
Carole

Emmanuelle Devos
la jeune femme au cinéma

Daniel Pommereulle
L'éditeur
Christian Cloarec
Videur cinéma

Merwin Goldsmith
homme chauve hôtel 1
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