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The Idol

An Australian actress forms a spiritual bond with an elderly Chinese chef who lives across from her in a Parisian tenement house.

1h 50m2002TMDb 5.1

DramaRomance

French

Crew and Cast

Samantha LangSamantha LangDirectorJames HongJames HongZaoLeelee SobieskiLeelee SobieskiSara SilverJean-Paul RoussillonJean-Paul RoussillonRoger CastellacJalil LespertJalil LespertPhilippe
Marie LobodaCaroline
Jany GastaldiMadame BordasLiliane MontevecchiLiliane MontevecchiNicoleLiliane RovèreLiliane RovèreGilberteRémy RoubakhaRémy RoubakhaLe TaxiEsse LawsonEsse LawsonLa femme-flic
Fred CacheuxLe FlicOlivier AugrondOlivier AugrondLe pompier

Storyline

An Australian actress forms a spiritual bond with an elderly Chinese chef who lives across from her in a Parisian tenement house.

  • ARTE France Cinéma
  • Eurospace

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Info

Original title
L'idole
Status
Released
Released
6 August 2002
Runtime
1h 50m
TMDB score
5.1 / 10 (10 votes)

Production

Director
Samantha Lang
Writers
Samantha Lang, Gérard Brach, Michelle Tourneur
Studios
ARTE France Cinéma, Eurospace
Countries
France, Germany, Japan

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
Cantonese, French, Mandarin, English