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The Idol

Aug 6, 2002 · 1h 50m
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Drama
Romance

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An Australian actress forms a spiritual bond with an elderly Chinese chef who lives across from her in a Parisian tenement house.

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CAST

James Hong
Zao
Leelee Sobieski
Sara Silver
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Roger Castellac
Jalil Lespert
Philippe
Marie Loboda
Caroline
Jany Gastaldi
Madame Bordas
Liliane Montevecchi
Nicole
Liliane Rovère
Gilberte
Directed by Samantha Lang

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
ARTE France Cinéma, Eurospace
Country
FR

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