La gifle (1974)
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Lino Ventura, Annie Girardot, Isabelle Adjani, Francis Perrin, Jacques Spiesser, Nicole Courcel, Michel Aumont, Xavier Gélin, Robert Hardy, Nathalie Baye, Georges Wilson, Francis Lemaire, Annick Alane, Robert Dalban, Paul Bisciglia, Richard Berry, André Dussollier, Jacques Maury
A father and daughter’s strained relationship erupts after her academic setback and bid for independence.
The story
Jean Douélan, a history and geography teacher separated from his wife but not divorced, is raising his daughter Isabelle alone. Isabelle is a first-year medical student who wants to become independent and move in with her boyfriend, Marc. When she fails her first exam in the end-of-year competition, father and daughter have a furious argument. The conflict leaves their already difficult family situation at a breaking point, as Isabelle seeks a life beyond her father’s household.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Jean Douélan, a history and geography teacher who is separated from his wife but not divorced, is raising his daughter Isabelle alone. She is a first-year medical student and wants to become independent and move in with her boyfriend, Marc. After failing the very first exam in her end-of-year competition, a furious argument breaks out between father and daughter, ending with him slapping her. Isabelle runs away and goes to join her mother, Hélène, in the United Kingdom, accompanied by Rémy, a friend.
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