Strange Affair (1981)

Name: Strange Affair
Rating: 3.5

3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings

1h 45min

Not released

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Louis Coline (Gérard Lanvin) assists the head of advertising of a department store in decline. He has little to do, but seems content with his marriage to Nina (Nathalie Baye), his visits to his mother and grandmother, and poker games with friends. When new boss Bernard Malair (Michel Piccoli) arrives to turn the store around, Louis fears for his job; but Bernard, with his numbers man Paul (Jean-François Balmer) and his factotum François (Jean-Pierre Kalfon), invites Louis into an inner circle of long hours of work, nightclubs, and dinners with an androgynous vamp. Nina objects, but Louis cannot say no to Bernard's demands, no matter how personal.
In desperation, Nina leaves Louis, but that drives him further into Bernard's orbit. Can anything break this spell?
Actors:: Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin, Nathalie Baye, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Jean-François Balmer, Pierre Michaël, Madeleine Cheminat, Victor Garrivier, Dominique Blanchar, André Chaumeau, Jacques Boudet, Ariane Lartéguy, Nicolas Vogel, Dominique Zardi, Humbert Balsan, Elisabeth Catroux, Sophie Deschamps, Pierre Gatineau, Kathy Kriegel, Dominique Lablanche
Aka:: Une étrange affaire
Genres:: Comedy, Drama
Countries:: France
Awards:: 1982 Berlinale Silver Bear for Best Actor #2