Film

The School of Flesh

1998 · 1h 50m · Drama · Mystery · Romance

Lessons in love, sex and betrayal.

IMDb

6.5

Rotten Tomatoes

68%

Metacritic

70

Fashion executive Dominique's obsession for Quentin, a young bisexual hustler, fills her desire for physical love but leaves her taxed emotionally. Twists and turns in the relationship, along with the man's violent and abusive nature, force Dominique to reconcile the conflicts created by her passion. In this quest, Dominique is aided, and sometimes hindered, by friends, clients, and Quentin's former and current acquaintances.

Isabelle Huppert

Dominique

Vincent Martinez

Quentin

Vincent Lindon

Chris

Marthe Keller

Madame Thorpe

François Berléand

Soukaz

Danièle Dubroux

L'amie de Dominique

Bernard Le Coq

Cordier

Roxane Mesquida

Marine

Jean-Louis Richard

M. Thorpe

Jean-Claude Dauphin

Louis-Guy

Michelle Goddet

La mère de Quentin

Laurent Jumeaucourt

Le jeune plombier

Pierre Laroche

Robert

Richard Schroeder

Le photographe

Jan-Michell

Marcus

Jonathan Ubrette

L'enfant boxeur

• Benoît JacquotDirector
• Jacques FieschiWriter
• Yukio MishimaNovel
• Fabienne VonierProducer
• Fabienne TsaïExecutive Producer
• Zakaria AlaouiExecutive Producer
• Caroline ChampetierDirector of Photography
• Luc BarnierEditor
• Stéphane FoenkinosCasting
• Frédérique MoidonCasting

L'ecole de la Chair Trailer

Release date

November 18, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Genres

Drama, Mystery, Romance

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