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Release Date:
May 26, 1993
Original Title:
Toxic Affair
Alternate Titles:
Mal de amores
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Caméra One
France 2 Cinéma
Gaumont
Lilith Films I.A.
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 89
In this erstwhile comedy, Penelope (Isabelle Adjani) is already sufficiently unsettled by the fact that she is no longer a top model, and must cast around for another occupation. When her boyfriend leaves her, she becomes quite hysterical, conjuring up schemes for revenge, contemplating suicide, and so on. These dramatics eventually exasperate her best friend Sophie (Clementine Celarie) so much that she contemplates killing Penelope, her ex-boyfriend, or the two of them together, just to stop the whining.
Costume Design:
Olga Berluti
Director:
Philomène Esposito
Director of Photography:
Pierre Lhomme
Editor:
Noëlle Boisson
Executive Producer:
Armand Barbault
Original Music Composer:
Goran Bregović
Producer:
Michel Seydoux
Production Design:
Thomas Chevalier
Sound:
François Groult
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