France / May 01, 1973 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Harry is a married writer who has an affair with a woman whose husband knows that she is unfaithful. As a result of his work, Harry has trouble distinguishing between fantasy and reality leaving us to wonder whether the affair is real or just a figment of Harry's imagination.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Henri Czarniak | |
| Mark Dightam | |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Private Investigator |
| Isabelle Giraud-Carrier | |
| Michael McVey | |
| Laurence de Monaghan | Cleo |
| André Rouille |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Impossible Objet |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | France, Italy, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Euro International Films, Franco London Films, Robert Bradford Productions, ABC |
| Release date | 24 maggio 1973 |
| Executive producer | Robert Bradford |
| Production | Jud Kinberg |
| Writer | Nicholas Mosley |
| Editing | Albert Jurgenson, Catherine Kelber |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir, Vincent Rossell, Daniel Braunschweig, Charles-Henri Montel, René Chabal, Vladimir Ivanov |
| Assistant directors | Bernard Stora, John Frankenheimer, Lucie Lichtig |
| Lighting | Bouhamdi Lyamani |
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| Camera operators | Charles-Henri Montel, Vladimir Ivanov, Claude Renoir, Vincent Rossell, Daniel Braunschweig, René Chabal |
| Additional photography | Claude Renoir, Vincent Rossell, Daniel Braunschweig, Charles-Henri Montel, René Chabal, Vladimir Ivanov |
| Production design | Alexandre Trauner, Jean Fouchet, Albert Volper |
| Art direction | Jean Fouchet, Alexandre Trauner, Albert Volper |
| Set decoration | Albert Volper, Jean Fouchet, Alexandre Trauner |
| Music | Michel Legrand, Antoine Petitjean, Renée Deschamps, Jacques Carrère |
| Sound | Antoine Petitjean, Renée Deschamps, Jacques Carrère, Michel Legrand |
| Costume design | Jacques Fonteray, Alex Archambault, Deborah Dixon, Monique Archambault |
| Makeup | Monique Archambault, Jacques Fonteray, Alex Archambault, Deborah Dixon |
| Hairstyling | Jacques Fonteray, Alex Archambault, Deborah Dixon, Monique Archambault |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / May 24, 1973
France / May 30, 1973
Spain / Jun 17, 1978
Portugal / Mar 18, 1982
Physical media
United Kingdom / Jan 22, 2024 / Blu-ray
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