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Plot

Six years before this story begins, Rosemonde killed a would-be rapist. She was acquitted and returned to working part-time in a Geneva bar. Back in the present, a brand new television station seeks to create a television film about Rosemonde's life. The project is helmed by independent producer Kevin assigns his screen-writing pal Paul to interview Rosemonde and use it for the basis of a fictionalized teleplay. Unfortuantely for him, the taciturn and cynical barmaid wants nothing to do with project and refuses to speak to Paul. This satirical French-Swiss drama follows Paul as he simultaneously attempts to get her story and into her bed. Since Rosemonde refuses to speak to him, Paul decides to pay his ex-lover Marie, a serious stage actress, become the bar maid's friend.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
116min.
Director(s):
Alain Tanner
Themes:
Femmes Fatales,Filmmaking,Murder Investigations,Unlikely Friendships
Tone:
Quirky,Satirical
Keywords:
acquittal,homicide,producer [showbiz],rape,screenwriter,seduction,television
Language:
French