Forrest Gump
1994 · Comedy · Drama
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Film / 2008
The Beautiful Person
Directed by
Christophe Honoré
In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives mostly inside her own head, her beauty and stoicism win her the attention of the entire male student population. Junie begins dating the gentle Otto Cleves, but finds herself intensely drawn to her youthful Italian language teacher, Nemours. When Nemours begins to reciprocate, serious complications ensue.
The story
In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives mostly inside her own head, her beauty and stoicism win her the attention of the entire male student population. Junie begins dating the gentle Otto Cleves, but finds herself intensely drawn to her youthful Italian language teacher, Nemours. When Nemours begins to reciprocate, serious complications ensue.
Cast
Léa SeydouxJunie
Louis GarrelNemours
Grégoire Leprince-RinguetOtto
Simon TruxilloHenri
Agathe BonitzerMarie
Jean-Michel PortalEstouteville
Valérie LangFlorence Perrin
Jacob LyonJacob
Martin SiméonMartin
Chantal NeuwirthNicole
Anaïs DemoustierCatherine
Esteban Carvajal-AlegriaMatthias
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Esther GarrelEsther
Jeanne AudiardJeanne
Alice ButaudThe Russian teacher
Dominic GouldThe English teacher
Clotilde HesmeThe documentalist
Mathilde IncertiThe French teacher
Chiara MastroianniThe young woman in the cafe
Candice ZaccagninoThe replacement
Julien Honoré
Nans Laborde-Jourdàa
Chantal Hymans
Gabriel AttalA student
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