Synopsis
An Australian actress forms a spiritual bond with an elderly Chinese chef who lives across from her in a Parisian tenement house.
Movie Information
- Director
- Samantha Lang
- Writers
- Samantha Lang, Gérard Brach
- Release Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 110 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Language
- FR
- Country
- France, Germany, Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (10 votes)
Top Cast
James Hong
Zao
Leelee Sobieski
Sara Silver
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Roger Castellac
Jalil Lespert
Philippe
Marie Loboda
Caroline
Jany Gastaldi
Madame Bordas
Liliane Montevecchi
Nicole
Liliane Rovère
Gilberte
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