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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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Curiosa posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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CINEHUNCH / COMING ATTRACTIONS

Curiosa — the trailer.

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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A passionate love story set against a backdrop of sexual freedom, loosely based on the relationship between 19th-century authors Pierre Louÿs and Marie de Régnier.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Noémie Merlant

Noémie Merlant

Marie de Heredia

Niels Schneider

Niels Schneider

Pierre Louÿs

Benjamin Lavernhe

Benjamin Lavernhe

Henri de Régnier

Camélia Jordana

Camélia Jordana

Zohra Ben Brahim

Amira Casar

Madame de Heredia

Mathilde Warnier

Louise

Scali Delpeyrat

Scali Delpeyrat

José-Maria de Heredia

Mélodie Richard

Mélodie Richard

Hélène de Heredia