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The Girl on the Train (2009)
Directed by André Téchiné
Overview
The Girl on the Train is a 2009 French drama film directed by André Téchiné. 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?
Length 105 minutes
Actors
Émilie Dequenne | Catherine Deneuve | Michel Blanc | Mathieu Demy | Ronit Elkabetz | Nicolas Duvauchelle | Jérémie Quaegebeur | Arnaud Valois | Djibril Pavadé | Alain Cauchi | Amer Alwan | Raphaëline Goupilleau | Bruno Mary | Jessica Borio | Benoît Soles