Hotel America (1981)
Hôtel des Amériques
95 min
Helene, a pill-addicted anesthesiologist, is mourning the death of her boyfriend when, through a car accident she causes, she chances to meet the lethargic Gilles, a young man who lives for free at his mother's hotel. Gilles pursues Helene romantically, and she eventually softens up. Gilles, however, is also devoted to Bernard, a petty crook who revels in mugging gay men. All three struggle with relationships that seem to be going nowhere.
- Release date
- December 2, 1981
- Country of origin
- France
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Cast
- Catherine Deneuve as Hélène
- Patrick Dewaere as Gilles Tisserand
- Etienne Chicot as Bernard
- Sabine Haudepin as Elise Tisserand
- Dominique Lavanant as Jacqueline
- Josiane Balasko as Colette
- François Perrot as Rudel
- Jean-Louis Vitrac as Luc
- Frédérique Ruchaud as La mère
- Michèle Ban de Loménie as La mère de colette
- Jacques Nolot as L'ami de Luc
Crew
- André Téchiné · Director
- Gilles Taurand · Writer
- André Téchiné · Writer
- Alain Sarde · Producer
- Philippe Sarde · Composer
- Bruno Nuytten · Cinematographer
- Claudine Merlin · Editor
- Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko · Production designer