Drama ·Romance · France · 2009 · 1h 33m

Cartagena

L'Homme de Chevet

Director

Cast

Sophie Marceau as Muriel Christopher Lambert as Léo Margarita Rosa de Francisco as Lucia Rodolfo De Souza as Valdes Linnett Hernandez Valdes as Lina Anibal Gonzalez Parra as Ami Léo

Crew

Antoine Roch — Director of Photography Catherine Schwartz — Editor Alain Monne — Writer Nathalie Vailloud — Writer Éric Holder — Novel Pierre Forette — Producer

Synopsis

Muriel is beautiful, free-spirited and bed-ridden since a horrific accident. Leo is a drunk middle-aged ex-boxer. Desperate for work and unqualified, he interviews for Muriel, who hires him to cook and care for her against her better judgment. Initially out of his depth, Leo slowly wins Muriel's trust. As Muriel teaches him to read, he forces her to confront the joys beyond her window.

Mood & Themes

france based on novel or book paralysis caretaker alcoholic bedridden quadriplegic ex-boxer woman in wheelchair handmade colombia

Key Collaborators

Alain Monne Director Antoine Roch Director of Photography Catherine Schwartz Editor Alain Monne Writer Nathalie Vailloud Writer Éric Holder Novel Pierre Forette Producer Christine Gozlan Producer Thierry Wong Producer Rodolphe Guglielmi Producer Sylvain Jouannet Producer Fryderyk Ovcaric Producer

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