Lover for a Day
DramaRomanceinfidelityage differenceloverbetrayalblack and whitealgerian war (1954-62)father daughter relationship
A contemplative, black-and-white character study of generational conflict and emotional displacement, where a daughter's homecoming becomes an unsettling reckoning with her father's new life.
After a bad breakup, a college-aged Parisian moves into her father's flat only to discover that he is living with his new girlfriend - a young woman her age.
Essence
Ensemble
Éric Caravaca
Gilles
Esther Garrel
Jeanne
Louise Chevillotte
Ariane
Laëtitia Spigarelli
Narratrice (voice)
Nicolas Bridet
Le prof
Paul Toucang
Matéo
Félix Kysyl
Stéphane
Michel Charrel
Le patron du bar
Marie Sergeant
Yentel
Raphaël Naasz
Le jeune homme à la cigarette
Justine Bachelet
L'amie du resto
Christian Bouillette
L'ivrogne
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