A group of mourners travels by train to bury a recently deceased artist in Limoges. As they journey, secrets and desires unfold, with relationships shifting, past loves resurfacing, and personal connections revealed. At the funeral and afterward, tensions rise among the group, leading to further emotional complexities at the artist’s family home.
Acting
Ensemble cast at peak French melodrama—every glance is loaded.
Direction
Chéreau's claustrophobic train becomes a pressure cooker of desire.
Cinematography
Limoges never looked so gorgeously mournful.
Director
Patrice Chéreau
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Lucien Emmerich / Jean-Baptiste Emmerich
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Claire
Charles Berling
Jean-Marie
Pascal Greggory
François
Bruno Todeschini
Louis
Sylvain Jacques
Bruno
Vincent Perez
Viviane
Roschdy Zem
Thierry
Dominique Blanc
Catherine
Marie Daëms
Lucie
Chantal Neuwirth
Geneviève
Thierry de Peretti
Dominique
Olivier Gourmet
Bernard
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