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The Discreet(Movie, 1990)

Original title: "La Discrète" (French/FR)
1h 34min | Genres: Romance / Love, Drama
The DiscreetRating: 3.2/5 (with 2121 votes)
La Discrète (The Discreet) is a 1990 French comedy-drama film directed by Christian Vincent. It won three César Awards: for Best First Feature Film, Best Writing and Best Female Newcomer. Set in Paris, it tells the story of an embittered old man who encourages a vain young protégé to seduce an apparently innocent girl as raw material for a novel. ()
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About The Discreet

There is an author who has been dumped by his girlfriend and has no inspiration for a next novel. In an attempt to find a solution to both crises, he, along with his publisher friend, decides to seduce a young woman with the singular purpose of keeping a diary of the seduction and then dump her before publishing the book about it. Unfortunately he falls in love with her.

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Additional Information

Production country: France
Plays in: Paris
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: French (FR)
Translated into 4 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/28/1992 (World premiere: 11/21/1990)
Producer: Alain Rocca
Film Editor: François Ceppi
Director of Photography: Romain Winding
Composer: Jay Gottlieb
Production Designer: Sylvie Olivé
Sound Designer: Jean-Jacques Ferran
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Die Verschwiegene"
"Diskretion en æressag"
"La discreta"
"A titokzatos lány"
"La timida"
"Dyskretna"
"Den diskreta"

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