Alice and Martin (2000)

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Rating: R
Release Date: Jul 21, 2000
Running Time: 123 mins.
Additional Notes: dialogue French
Country Of Origin: France
Country Of Origin: Spain
synopsis
Raised in a small French town by his single mother, a hairdresser named Jeanine, 10-year-old Martin is sent to live with Victor, his tyrannical father. Victor has a family of his own: a wife, Lucie, and three sons, Francois, Frederic, and Benjamin. Twelve years later, Martin remains scarred by his childhood. Having fled his father's home, he arrives in Paris and finds refuge with his half-brother Benjamin, now an actor, and Benjamin's violinist roommate, Alice. After achieving success as a model, Martin puts the moves on Alice, whose initial wariness blossoms into genuine love. But the sudden prospect of fatherhood reawakens Martin's repressed guilt about the death of his father, and Alice must fight to preserve his sanity.
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Martin Sauvagnac
Benjamin Sauvagnac
Jeanine Sauvagnac
Frederic Sauvagnac
Robert
Victor Sauvagnac
Francois Sauvagnac
Martin Sauvagnac
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True love often runs a troubled course, but rarely has it posed more problems for viewers than in this disjointed romantic drama.

Story

After a painful childhood as the illegitimate son of a harsh father, semi-nutso pretty boy Martin (Alexis Loret) makes his way to Paris, where he finds quick success as an Armani model and wins the heart of strong-willed violinist Alice ("The English Patient's" Juliette Binoche). But the memory of his unhappy upbringing and dark deeds past eats at the sullen… Continued