La Dilettante

Year: 1999

Runtime: 118 mins

Language: French

Director: Pascal Thomas

Comedy

Pierrette, who says she has “opted for the temporary on a permanent basis,” leaves a 15‑year life in Switzerland and returns to Paris planless. She quickly finds a high‑school job, while her son works night shifts, and reunites with her estranged daughter and old friend. She starts a romance with Ackerman, helps his antique business, but a simple clock purchase from an elderly woman quickly becomes a tangled, consequential affair.

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