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A Dirty Story

Original title: Une sale histoire
  • 19771977
  • 50m
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7.6/10
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Michael Lonsdale in Une sale histoire (1977)
  • Documentary
  • Drama
A group of friends listen as one man tells them a story about a time when, in a small cafe, he discovered a peephole into the ladies' bathroom and became addicted to looking through it at fe... Read allA group of friends listen as one man tells them a story about a time when, in a small cafe, he discovered a peephole into the ladies' bathroom and became addicted to looking through it at female genitals. They ask him questions and come to conclusions about sex. This is a filmed,... Read allA group of friends listen as one man tells them a story about a time when, in a small cafe, he discovered a peephole into the ladies' bathroom and became addicted to looking through it at female genitals. They ask him questions and come to conclusions about sex. This is a filmed, scripted version. Then, the actual person who this happened to relates the same story; th... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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  • Director
    • Jean Eustache
  • Writer
    • Jean-Noël Picq(short story)
  • Stars
    • Michael Lonsdale
    • Douchka
    • Jean-Noël Picq
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  • Director
    • Jean Eustache
  • Writer
    • Jean-Noël Picq(short story)
  • Stars
    • Michael Lonsdale
    • Douchka
    • Jean-Noël Picq
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    Michael Lonsdale
    Michael Lonsdale
    Douchka
    Jean-Noël Picq
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    Laurie Zimmer
    Laurie Zimmer
    Josée Yanne
      Jacques Burloux
      Jean Douchet
      Elisabeth Lenchener
      Françoise Lebrun
      Françoise Lebrun
      Virginie Thévenet
      Annette Wademant
      Jean Eustache
      Jean Eustache
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      A group of friends listen as one man tells them a story about a time when, in a small cafe, he discovered a peephole into the ladies' bathroom and became addicted to looking through it at female genitals. They ask him questions and come to conclusions about sex. This is a filmed, scripted version. Then, the actual person who this happened to relates the same story; this time, however, it is an unscripted documentary, in which the same things occur as in the scripted one. —Vadim Rizov <edwartell@hotmail.com>
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      • reenactment
      • obsession
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        • Drama
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      7/10
      Another 'same' movie.
      Hi, everybody.

      A friend of mine told me that a second version of that double part movie exists, also inspired by Jean-Noël Picq' writing. Same story, same director (perhaps, he's not sure), probably same year of production - more or less - and played by Jean-Pierre Léaud instead of Michael Lonsdale. This friend of mine saw the movie at the french Cinematheque. No trace on Internet.

      So... someone heard something about that flick ? Or is it a myth, a visual hallucination due to drinking to much Beaujolais ? Great thanks to you by advance for any information. (And pardon me for my o so bad English!).

      Claude.
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      • Release date
        • November 9, 1977 (France)
      • Country of origin
        • France
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Грязная история
      • Production company
        • Les Films du Losange
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        50 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono

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