Canada / Aug 01, 1995 / Montréal World Film Festival
Adultery (A User's Guide) (1995)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
This French farce chronicles one special day in the lives of a married pair of Parisian architects, Fabienne and Bruno, as they anxiously await the results of an important architectual contest they have entered. Unable to handle the stress of waiting, both turn to sexual liason's to ease their tension. Bruno ends up enacting a dark sexual fantasy with a stranger while Fabienne eventually succumbs to the advances of Bruno's friend Simon, a fortyish Lebanese businessman and part-time drug dealer. The comedy takes on overtones of psycho-drama when the contest winner announced and the couple discovers the truth of each other's actions. A cache of drugs, discovered in an apartment only adds to their troubles.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Patrice-Flora Praxo | Véronique |
| Marina Tomé | Maria-Jésus |
| Jean-Louis Tribes | Ralph |
| Marie Mergey | Brunette mistress's servant |
| Abel Aboualiten | Arab waiter |
| Daniel Dublet | Member of the Jury |
| Roland Truchot | Faruggia |
| Alain Desroches | Bailiff |
| Bass Dhem | Cop |
| Nicolas Abraham | Cop |
| Julien Courbey | Young suburbanite |
| Bobby Pacha | Barker in Pigalle |
| Sandrine Coutant | Bunny's |
| Jenny | Stripper |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Adultère, mode d'emploi |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | العربية, English, Français, Italiano |
| Production countries | France, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TSR, Teleclub AG, France 2 Cinéma, PXP Productions, Ciné Manufacture |
| Release date | 5 luglio 1995 |
| Executive producer | Philippe Godeau |
| Production | Robert Boner |
| Writer | Robert Boner, Christine Pascal |
| Casting | Pierre Amzallag |
| Editing | Jacques Comets |
| Cinematography | Renato Berta |
| Assistant directors | Christine Pascal |
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| Camera operators | Renato Berta |
| Additional photography | Renato Berta |
| Production design | Sylvie Olivé |
| Art direction | Sylvie Olivé |
| Set decoration | Sylvie Olivé |
| Music | Bruno Coulais, Nicolas Becker, Olivier Ducastel |
| Sound | Bruno Coulais, Nicolas Becker, Olivier Ducastel |
| Costume design | Anne Schotte, Sylvia Carissoli, Valérie Tranier, Isabelle Luzet |
| Makeup | Sylvia Carissoli, Valérie Tranier, Anne Schotte, Isabelle Luzet |
| Hairstyling | Anne Schotte, Sylvia Carissoli, Valérie Tranier, Isabelle Luzet |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Jan 01, 1996 / Max Ophüls Film Festival
Theatrical release
France / Jul 05, 1995
Switzerland / Jul 07, 1995
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