Nearest to Heaven

People and life can be cruel, and in their face, Fannette is cool: toward an old acquaintance, to her daughter, to colleagues. Beneath the surface, she roils with passion for a lost love, Philippe. She watches "An Affair to Remember" again and again, and when she receives a letter from Philippe asking her to meet him atop the Empire State Building, she swoons. She's writing a book on an aged painter, so she organizes a trip to New York ostensibly to secure photographs of some of his pieces. The publisher assigns her a photographer, Matt, on the surface spontaneous and flip, but also aggressive about his attraction to her. Will she be with the one she loves? Will she smile? Written by

5

90 min

Cast

Catherine Deneuve

as Fanette

William Hurt

as Matt

Bernard Le Coq

as Bernard

Hélène Fillières

as Lucie

Gilbert Melki

as Alain

Nathalie Richard

as Brigitte

Patrice Chéreau

as Pierre

Noémie Godin-Vigneau

as Carole

Emmanuelle Devos

as la jeune femme au cinéma

Daniel Pommereulle

as L'éditeur

Christian Cloarec

as Videur cinéma

Merwin Goldsmith

as homme chauve hôtel 1

Paulina Porizkova

as Mary Rafelson

Ondine Desfosses

as petite fille

Joris Jarsky

as jeune homme galerie entrepôt

Tony Calabretta

as barman entrepôt

François Arnal

as Arnal

Alan Fawcett

as homme danseur

Cecile Cristobal

as réceptionniste hôtel 1

Bill Corday

as homme de la station-service

Vie Nystrom

as femme couple motel

Jacques Bassal

as homme couple motel

Amanda Strawn

as réceptionniste hôtel 2

Bill Rowat

as barman

Holly O'Brien

as femme galerie entrepôt

Director

Tonie Marshall