Jeanne is a young woman, striking but otherwise without qualities. Her mother tries to get her a job in the office of a lawyer, Bleistein, her lover years ago. Jeanne fails the interview but falls into a relationship with Franck, a wrestler whose dreams and claims of being in a legitimate business partnership Jeanne is only too happy to believe. When Franck is arrested, he turns on Jeanne for her naivety; she's stung and seeks attention by making up a story of an attack on a train. Is there any way out for her?
Émilie Dequenne
Jeanne
Catherine Deneuve
Louise
Michel Blanc
Samuel Bleistein
Mathieu Demy
Alex, le fils de Samuel
Ronit Elkabetz
Judith
Nicolas Duvauchelle
Franck
Jérémie Quaegebeur
Nathan, leur fils
Arnaud Valois
Gabi
Djibril Pavadé
Alain Cauchi
The Girl on the Train is a drama, romance film released in 2009. Directed by André Téchiné, it stars Émilie Dequenne, Catherine Deneuve, Michel Blanc. Jeanne is a young woman, striking but otherwise without qualities. Her mother tries to get her a job in the office of a lawyer, Bleistein, her lover years ago. Jeanne fails the interview but falls into a relationship with Franck, a wrestler whose dreams and claims of being in a legitimate business partnership Jeanne is only too happy to believe. When Franck is arrested, he turns on Jeanne for her naivety; she's stung and seeks attention by making up a story of an attack on a train. Is there any way out for her?
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