Where to Watch Elles (1997) in Canada

What it's about

In Lisbon, the middle-aged TV journalist Linda Lapa is preparing a special program named 'Three Wishes' for her show "Maquillages" (make-up) and interviews her best-friends Eva, Barbara, Chloé and Branca. Linda has a love affair with the younger director Gigi but she does not allow him to spend the night with her. When the young actress Raquel flirts with Gigi, Linda feels that she must change her behavior to keep her relationship with her lover. Eva is a widow literature professor with a son. Eva feels desire for Luis but lives a moral dilemma between her lust and their age difference. Barbara is hypochondriac and misses her husband Edgar (Didier Flamand), but they have a good relationship and Barbara, her daughter Inês (Marie Guillard) and Luis frequently meets Edgar. When Barbara faints in a store, she discovers that she has an incurable disease. Chloé is a lesbian make-up professional that was addicted to heroin and secretly loves Branca, who is a successful actress and the dysfunctional mother of Rita. As time progresses these female friends discover the importance of unconditional love, friendship and how life must be intensely lived and without fear.

Cast and crew

Director

Luís Galvão Teles

Writer

Don Bohlinger, Luís Galvão Teles

Starring

Miou-Miou, Carmen Maura, Marthe Keller

Details

Release date

Oct 17, 1997

Language

French, Portuguese

Country

Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland

Awards

5 wins & 3 nominations

Where to Watch Elles (1997) in Canada — common questions

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