A Sight for Sore Eyes

A Sight for Sore Eyes

A Sight for Sore Eyes

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A Sight for Sore Eyes

2003

2h 17m

3.0(3 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

When she was seven, Elise Gardet witnessed her mother’s brutal murder. Ever since, she has tried to forget this unsolved crime. Now she’s 18 and beautiful, but her bourgeois family and her stepmother’s anxiety are suffocating her.

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Production Companies

Nord-Ouest Films

StudioCanal

France 2 Cinéma

Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Grégoire Colin

Bruno Keller

Grégoire Colin

Acting

Julie Ordon

Elise Gardet

Julie Ordon

Acting

Brigitte Catillon

Anne Gardet

Brigitte Catillon

Acting

Laurent Grévill

Richard Gardet

Laurent Grévill

Acting

Etienne Chicot

Bruno's uncle

Etienne Chicot

Acting

Frédéric Pierrot

David Lamblin

Frédéric Pierrot

Acting

Mathieu Amalric

The art teacher

Mathieu Amalric

Acting

Carlo Brandt

Inspecteur de police

Carlo Brandt

Acting

Hervé Briaux

Inspecteur de police

Hervé Briaux

Acting

Bérangère Bonvoisin

Dominique Verdier

Bérangère Bonvoisin

Acting

Bernard Bloch

Le père de Bruno

Bernard Bloch

Acting

Kemar

Kamel

Kemar

Acting

Charlie Nelson

Lakhdar

Charlie Nelson

Acting

Antoine Mathieu

L'inspecteur PJ

Antoine Mathieu

Acting

Mathilde Blache

Elise enfant

Mathilde Blache

Acting

François Fugagnoli

Bruno enfant

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Lucrèce La Chenardière

Mère Bruno

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Laurent Olmedo

Inspecteur #1

Laurent Olmedo

Acting

Danièle Douet

Inspecteur #2

No Image

Acting

Aline Chaud

Noelle

Aline Chaud

Acting

Sophie Staub

Marion

Sophie Staub

Acting

Nicolas Moreilhon

Le secouriste

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Acting

Amandine Carmona

(uncredited)

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Acting

Sarah Pratt

Nathalie Mardet (uncredited)

Sarah Pratt

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