Nov 07, 2012
102 min
Full-HD

Augustine (2012)

Set in Belle Époque France, the story follows nineteen-year-old "hysteria" patient Augustine, the star of Professor Charcot's experiments in hypnosis, as she transitions from object of study to object of desire.

Category

Drama History

Country

France

Companies

Dharamsala Darius Films France 3 Cinéma ARP Sélection

Soko

Augustine

Vincent Lindon

Charcot

Chiara Mastroianni

Constance

Roxane Duran

Rosalie

Olivier Rabourdin

Bourneville

Lise Lamétrie

Head nurse of the Salpêtrière

Ange Ruzé

Pierre

Stéphan Wojtowicz

Conti

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