
A New Life(2002)
A young American falls obsessively in love with a mysterious courtesan named Melania against the backdrop of a dilapidated Eastern European landscape.



Marc Barbé
Jean

Elina Löwensohn
Claire

Coralie Trinh Thi
First Woman

Tony Baillargeat
Man of Ball 2
Géraldine Voillat
Christine
Maxime Mazzolini
Blindfolded Child
Alexandra Noël
Second Woman
Sombre is a drama, horror film released in 1998 exploring themes of sibling relationship, france, stalker, serial killer, avant-garde, new french extremism. Directed by Philippe Grandrieux, it stars Marc Barbé, Elina Löwensohn, Coralie Trinh Thi. A serial killer stalks a woman he befriended after her car broke down.
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