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The Idol

The Idol

2002•1h 50m•5.0/10
DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.0/10(9)

An Australian actress forms a spiritual bond with an elderly Chinese chef who lives across from her in a Parisian tenement house.

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Production

ARTE France Cinéma, Eurospace

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

James Hong

James Hong

Zao

Leelee Sobieski

Leelee Sobieski

Sara Silver

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Jean-Paul Roussillon

Roger Castellac

Jalil Lespert

Jalil Lespert

Philippe

Marie Loboda

Caroline

Jany Gastaldi

Madame Bordas

Liliane Montevecchi

Liliane Montevecchi

Nicole

Liliane Rovère

Liliane Rovère

Gilberte

Rémy Roubakha

Rémy Roubakha

Le Taxi

Esse Lawson

Esse Lawson

La femme-flic

Fred Cacheux

Le Flic

Olivier Augrond

Olivier Augrond

Le pompier

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