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La chambre des magiciennes (2000)

79 min · Dark Comedy

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Directors

Claude Miller

Cast

Anne Brochet, Mathilde Seigner, Annie Noël, Yves Jacques

As her headaches worsen, Claire seeks hospitalization and finds herself sharing a room with two very different women.

The story

Claire Weygand, in her thirties and about to defend her anthropology thesis, suffers from terrible headaches and consults Dr. Fish, who is full of himself and unable to treat her. As her condition worsens, she asks to be hospitalized. In a three-bed room, she shares the space with Odette, a young woman who has lost the use of her legs, and Eléonore, an unusual, unwelcoming older woman with unpredictable reactions.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Claire Weygand, in her thirties, is about to defend her anthropology thesis. Suffering from terrible headaches, she consults Dr. Fish. He is full of himself and proves unable to treat her. As Claire’s condition worsens, she asks to be hospitalized. In her three-bed room, she shares the space with Odette, a young woman who has lost the use of her legs, and Eléonore, a strange, unwelcoming old woman with unpredictable reactions.

Genres

Dark Comedy

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