Godard's Passion

While shooting a film, the director becomes interested in the unfolding struggle of a young factory worker that has been laid off by a boss who did not like her union activities.

Cast

Isabelle Huppert

as Isabelle

Hanna Schygulla

as Hanna

Michel Piccoli

as Michel Boulard

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

as Jerzy

László Szabó

as Laszlo

Jean-François Stévenin

as Le machino

Patrick Bonnel

as Bonnel

Sophie Lucachevski

as Script-girl

Barbara Tissier

Myriem Roussel

as Myriem

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