The Gaze

A couple in a hotel room in Brussels. A painting by Brueghel. In this painting, a mystery.

Cast

Anne Bellec

as Anne

Jean de Gaspary

as Jean

Juliette Le Clerc

as Jeanne

Stéphan Koziak

as Le valet de chambre

Anne-Josée Branchu

as Jeanne, age 11

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