A 19-minute seduction where stories become the real affair.
Thomas is seduced by Julie and tells her stories in which he was involved or that he witnessed. All of them pose the question of what links and binds us to each other. But are we capable of perceiving this singular and poetic mystery?
Acting
Coumans and Herzi's unforced chemistry carries every frame.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like seduction, not exposition.
Director
Frédéric Laurent
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title nods to Cardinale's iconic status in European cinema—her presence as 'La Cardinale' is both cameo and commentary on performance itself.
Laurent structures the entire film as a nested narrative gamble: we're seduced by storytelling about storytelling, mirroring Julie's own seduction.
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