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Trompe l'oeil (1975)

105 min · Drama

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Directors

Claude d'Anna

Cast

Max von Sydow, Laure Dechasnel, Micheline Presle, François Arnal

After an amnesia episode, a pregnant woman is unsettled by a mysterious painting and the feeling that a neighbor is watching her.

The story

Anne, who is pregnant, has just suffered an episode of amnesia and is found with a painting whose origins she cannot explain. It depicts a naked woman lying beside a lake, with a kite on her body. Back at home, Anne feels that a neighbor is watching her, but her husband does not take her fears seriously. Drawn to the painting, she tries to discover where it came from, even as it haunts her dreams.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Anne, who is pregnant, has just suffered an amnesia episode and is found with a painting depicting a naked woman lying beside a lake, with a kite on her body. She cannot explain where the painting came from. Back home, she feels that a neighbor is watching her, while her husband does not take her fears seriously. Anne feels drawn to the painting and tries to find out where it came from, while it haunts her dreams.

Genres

Drama

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