Dry Cleaning
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Anne Fontaine
Michel Bompoil
Bobby Pacha
Corinne Nejman
Therese Gehin
Noe Pflieger
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In a provincial town, not far away from the train station, not too far from the big city of Paris, exists a nightclub where small town tastes are challenged by sexually ambiguous performers who tease and agitate conservative thinkers... Jean Marie and Nicole--a faithful couple for over 15 years--are the respectable owners of a dry-cleaning establishment in a small French town who decide to take a break from their weekly routine to visit this local gay night club. To their surprise, they both become entranced by the slinky sexuality of a transvestite brother-sister act. A chance encounter between the two couples sets the tone for a high-risk journey into sexual experimentation. Nicole and Jean begin a new life, dry-cleaning during the day and spinning out of control at night. At first, they let themselves be taken in by the excitement of the game, however later it has dire consequences for the couple's sanity, as feelings are ignited that they both cannot understand.
Director
Anne Fontaine
Cast
Michel Bompoil
Bobby Pacha
Corinne Nejman
Therese Gehin
Noe Pflieger
Betty Petristy
Mathilde Seigner
Nanou Meister
Caroline Galiani
Gerard Blanc
Joelle Gregorie
Charles Berling
Stanislas Merhar
Miou-miou
Pascal Allio
Christopher King
Thomas Seiler
Crew
Claude Arnaud
Michele Arnould
Luc Barnier
Luc Barnier
Philippe Carcassonne
Caroline Champetier Deribes
Edouard Dubois
Brigitte Faure
Jean-marc Fiess
Anne Fontaine
Anne Fontaine
Denis Guilhem
Julien Hirsch
Beatrice Humbert
Jean-pierre Laforce
Jean-pierre Laforce
Laurent Laubier
Jean-claude Laureux
Jean-claude Laureux
Joel Lavau
Krishna Levy
Blanca Li
Francois Mestoudjian
Frédérique Moidon
John Nollet
Antonio Perez
Maggie Perlado
Antoine Platteau
Francoise Rabut
Cecile Ranc
Marie-christine Ratel
Alain Sarde
Brigitte Taillandier
Gilles Taurand
+lisabeth Tavernier
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.
Released in United States Winter February 5, 1999 (NY)
Released in United States March 26, 1999 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) August 27 - September 6, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)
Winner of best actress (Miou-Miou) at the 1997 Lumieres de Paris awards.
Winner of the 1997 Cesar Award for Most Promising Actor (Stanislas Merhar). Also nominated for Best Actor (Charles Berling), Best Actress (Miou-Miou), and Best Supporting Actress (Mathilde Seigner).
Winner of the Golden Osellas for best screenplay (Gilles Taurand and Anne Fontaine) at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival.
Released in United States Winter February 5, 1999
Released in United States March 26, 1999
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States March 1998
Released in United States July 2000
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) August 27 - September 6, 1997.
Released in United States March 1998 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "Rendez-Vous with French Cinema Today" March 13-24, 1998.)
Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.)
