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58% Critic Match
Nathalie...
“Can you ever control another person's sexuality?”
5.8 / 10• 2003• 1h 45m•NR• French
Drama
Storyline
Paris doctor Catherine starts to think her husband, Bernard, is having an affair when she hears an unfamiliar woman's message on his voice mail. Hoping to learn more about his extramarital activities, Catherine heads to a strip club, where she hires call girl Nathalie to have a fling with Gerard. As the affair progresses, Nathalie gives Catherine regular status reports, and the relationship between the women evolves from business to personal.
Cast & Crew
Fanny Ardant
Catherine
Lead
Emmanuelle Béart
Nathalie / Marlène
Gérard Depardieu
Bernard
Wladimir Yordanoff
François
Judith Magre
Catherine's Mother
Rodolphe Pauly
The son
Évelyne Dandry
The boss of the bar
Aurore Auteuil
Catherine's patient
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anne Fontaine's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Nathalie... is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
