
Le livre des désirs
1996-11-06 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 3.3
Simon is a writer lacking inspiration, however, his editor already fixed a deadline for his next manuscript. When his friend, Judith, talks to him about the marital and sexual problems of her friends Ursula and Romain, he decides to take advantage of this situation, hoping to find an interesting subject for his novel.
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- Directors
- Servais Mont
- Production companies
- Isatae, M6
- Countries
- France
- Status
- Released
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Pierre Laplace
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