Strange Place for an Encounter (1988) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1988 · 100 mins · French

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Directed by

François Dupeyron

Starring

Catherine Deneuve, Alain Rimoux, Gérard Depardieu, André Wilms, Dominique Reymond, Vincent Martin

France, a proud, bourgeois wife, is left stranded on the roadside after a brutal argument with her husband. While waiting, she encounters Charles, a doctor, and their unlikely connection becomes the film’s central thread. Their interactions, together with other travelers at a remote truck stop, unfold the story.