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Summary
A single mother's struggle to support her child leads her into the surreal netherworld of illegal sexual enterprises, with her finally ending up in the Bibliothèque Pascal; an elegant but bizarre house of prostitution in which men can re-enact sexual scenarios inspired by great works of literature for a hefty fee.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 68GoodWatch 66
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb7.0
Audience score62%
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109105Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
2010
June 8, 2010
16 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Hungarian
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishRomanianGermanMade in
Germany
Hungary
Romania
United Kingdom
17 of 17
Török-Illyés OrsolyaMona
Andi VasluianuViorel- SAShamgar AmramPascal
Răzvan VasilescuGigi Paparu
Oana PelleaRodica Paparu
Tibor PálffySaxophone player
Florin Piersic Jr.Countryman
Mihai ConstantinGicu- OROrion RadiesLittle boy
Alexandru BindeaPolice chief
Mihai CălinPolice officer- IAIldikó AntalMelinda
Dorel VișanMayor
Marius BodochiUrsica 1.
Marius ManoleUrsica 2
Garry CooperThe Professor
John PirkisFox Face (as Johnnie Lyne-Perkis)
Directing · 1
- Szabolcs Hajdu Director, Screenplay
Camera · 1
- András Nagy Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Péter Politzer Editor
Art · 1
- Mónika Esztán Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Krisztina Berzsenyi Costume Design
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