The Impasse of Desire
2010 · 94 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 56 VOTES · DIR. Michel Rodde
Overview
When the distinguished psychiatrist Robert Block discovers that his young wife Carole has betrayed him, he is thrown completely off balance. His jealousy hinders him from caring for his patients as responsibly as he should, until Léo Debond , a psychotic and depressive single, seeks his help. Robert sees him with a mixture of compassion and secret contempt. After Carole wants to leave him for good, he takes advantage of Léo’s trust and dependence and makes him an accomplice in a secret plan aiming to end his own pain.
Dialogue Timeline — 908 lines
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00:04:26 I tried to shout.
00:09:41 - Goodbye, Mr. Debond. - Goodbye, Doctor.
00:13:23 Claudia had discovered a grotto behind a waterfall.
00:15:24 He relived the scene live in your consulting room.
00:17:32 And also because on the back flap
00:22:10 It's bizarre.
00:25:22 Goodbye, Mr. Debond.
00:28:11 And how long did that last?
00:33:06 - The doctor's not there? - There's nobody here.
00:35:54 But she turned back and passed right in front of me
00:39:38 I'd like to discuss it all calmly.
00:42:36 Do you know how to say "phantom" in Italian?
00:45:53 In the car.
00:48:55 What did you think of the Sanctus?
00:52:28 Why not say I found it on the bus?
00:57:38 Me too, very much.
01:04:08 A red hut in the middle of a clearing.
01:06:24 Can we stop the session?
01:09:01 And you don't know where I can reach her?
01:11:21 - It's OK. - Good.
01:14:21 It started to rain. She was naked.
01:17:31 Is that what it's called?
01:21:59 How should I know? I wasn't really there in your dream!
01:25:37 What are you saying?
Cast & Characters
Maurice Aufair
Felix Tabard
Céline Bolomey
Noémie
Michel Cassagne
Monsieur Marcoussi
Rémy Girard
Dr. Robert Block
Laurent Lucas
Léo Debond
Julie Nicolet
Claudia Ravussin
Natacha Régnier
Carole Block
Bartek Sozanski
Daniel
Yvette Théraulaz
Madame Philippo
Gregory B. Waldis
L'amant
Gregory B. Waldis
the lover
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed908
Dialogue density9.7 lines / min
First line00:04:26
Final line01:25:37
Production Record
DirectorMichel Rodde
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes56