
Léolo(1992)
The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.


An English novelist is lured, with disconcerting and disorienting results, into purchasing a crumbling mansion by what he imagines are the deliberately "literary" ploys of its housekeeper and two mysterious, lurking women.

Leslie Caron
Céleste

Bulle Ogier
Ariane

Marie-France Pisier
Agathe

Corin Redgrave
Eric Sange

Marilyn Jones
Berthe
Pierre Baudry
Bar Owner
Surreal Estate is a drama, fantasy film released in 1976 exploring themes of writer. Directed by Eduardo de Gregorio, it stars Leslie Caron, Bulle Ogier, Marie-France Pisier. An English novelist is lured, with disconcerting and disorienting results, into purchasing a crumbling mansion by what he imagines are the deliberately "literary" ploys of its housekeeper and two mysterious, lurking women.
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