The Red Dwarf (1998)

Synopsis: First time Belgian director Le Moine weaves a grotesque, allegorical tale around the diminutive Lucien Lhotte (Thual), a dwarf who writes fraudulent love letters for an unscrupulous law firm to use... First time Belgian director Le Moine weaves a grotesque, allegorical tale around the diminutive Lucien Lhotte (Thual), a dwarf who writes fraudulent love letters for an unscrupulous law firm to use as false evidence in divorce cases. When he is called upon to draft some scurrilous prose for the firm's largest (in both senses of the word) client--the fading opera diva Countess Paola Bendoni (Ekberg)--he stages a daring seduction that lands him in the arms and bed of the ample singer. However, to Lucien's dismay, their love is fleeting. When the Countess takes back her philandering husband, Lucien descends into a downward spiral of rage, despair and depraved vengeance. But as his inner demons overtake him, a blossoming friendship with a naive young trapeze artist (Peyrelon) offers possible salvation. [More]

Starring: Jean Yves Thual, Anita Ekberg, Dyna Gauzy, Michel Peyrelon

Starring: Jean Yves Thual, Anita Ekberg, Dyna Gauzy, Michel Peyrelon, Arno Chevrier, Carlo Colombaioni

Director: Yvan Le Moine

Director: Yvan Le Moine
Screenwriter: Yvan Le Moine
Producer: Amadeo Pagani

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