A Couch in New York

A Couch in New York

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1996-02-21
Genre:Romance, Comedy
Duration:104 min
Country:France, Germany, Belgium
Director:Chantal Akerman
Actors:Juliette Binoche, William Hurt, Paul Guilfoyle, Richard Jenkins, Stephanie Buttle
Production:M6 Films, Les Films Balenciaga, France 2 Cinéma, Entre Chien et Loup, Studio Babelsberg, Paradise Films, RTBF

Overview:

A burnt-out New York psychoanalyst exchanges apartments with a Parisian woman. When his patients arrive, they talk to her and then pay. He returns early and becomes a patient as well.

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