Stormy Weather (2003)
Directed by Sólveig Anspach

Drama

Film Synopsis

Cora, a young psychatrist, becomes closely attached to one of her patients, a young woman who refuses to talk and whose identity is completely unknown.  One day, Cora learns that her patient's name is Loa.  She is a foreigner and someone has taken her away, to return her to her home in Iceland.  Cora decides to follow Loa so that she can continue treating her.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Sólveig Anspach
  • Script: Sólveig Anspach, Roger Bohbot, Pierre-Erwan Guillaume, Cécile Vargaftig
  • Cinematographer: Benoît Dervaux
  • Music: Alexandre Desplat
  • Cast: Élodie Bouchez (Cora), Didda Jónsdóttir (Loa), Baltasar Kormákur (Einar), Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson (Gunnar), Christophe Sermet (Romain), Natan Cogan (Grandfather), Sigridur Bragadottir, Christian Crahay (Le médecin-chef), Tinna Gudmundsdóttir (Tinna), Davíð Örn Halldórsson (David), Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir (Gudrun), Marina Tomé (Mlle Ramirez)
  • Country: Belgium / Iceland / France
  • Language: French / English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 91 min

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