La Salle de bain (1989)
Directed by John Lvoff

Comedy / Drama
aka: The Bathroom

Film Synopsis

A man settles himself in his bathroom so that he can read and meditate in peace.  Disturbed by two Polish painters, he decides to move into a hotel room in Venice.  His peace is broken once more by the arrival of his partner who has a hard time trying to communicate with him.
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Film Credits

  • Director: John Lvoff
  • Script: John Lvoff, Jean-Philippe Toussaint (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Philippe Chazal, Jean-Claude Larrieu
  • Music: Charlélie Couture
  • Cast: Tom Novembre (The Main Character), Gunilla Karlzen (Edmondsson), Manfred Andrae (Mother's Friend), Roland Bertin (Former Tenant), Teco Celio (Barman), Barbara Cupisti (Doctor's Wife), Maurizio De Razza (Doctor), Charlotte de Turckheim (Brigitte), Zazie Delem (Edmondsson's Friend), Anouk Ferjac (Main Character's Mothe), Philippe Laudenbach (Hotel Customer), Jean-Claude Leguay (Edmondsson's Friend), Coralie Lemaire (Doctor's Daughter), François-Régis Marchasson (Receptonnist), Philippe Morier-Genoud (Family Friend), Héléna Noguerra (Woman Inside the Supermarket), Frankie Pain (Nurse), Jerzy Piwowarczyk (Jean-Marie Kowalskazinski), Aurore Prieto (Nurse), Jirí Stanislav (Vitold Kabrowinski)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 93 min
  • Aka: The Bathroom

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