Dry Cleaning (1997) movie poster

Dry Cleaning

1997 · 97 min · Director: Anne Fontaine
Pulse score
67 / 100
IMDb 6.7/10 · Letterboxd 3.3/5 · TMDB 5.6/10 How is Pulse calculated?

What Dry Cleaning Is About

Nicole and Jean-Marie have run a dry cleaner's in Belfort for fifteen years; their lives are the shop, the flat and the same street. One night in a club they watch a young man called Loïc perform with his sister, and he draws both of them at once. Before long Loïc is in their home, in their shop and inside their life. Anne Fontaine's 1997 film treats this not as a scandal but as two people finally looking at their own lives from outside. The subject is not desire so much as what desire does to an arrangement. The screenplay won the Golden Osella at Venice in 1997 and Stanislas Merhar took the César for most promising actor. Miou-Miou and Charles Berling play the couple.

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What is Dry Cleaning about?

Nicole and Jean-Marie have run a dry cleaner's in Belfort for fifteen years; their lives are the shop, the flat and the same street. One night in a club they watch a young man called Loïc perform with his sister, and he draws both of them at once.

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How long is Dry Cleaning?

Dry Cleaning runs for 97 minutes (1h 37m).

When did Dry Cleaning come out?

Dry Cleaning was released in 1997.

Who directed Dry Cleaning?

Dry Cleaning was directed by Anne Fontaine.

Who stars in Dry Cleaning?

Dry Cleaning stars Miou-Miou, Charles Berling, Stanislas Merhar, Mathilde Seigner.

What is Dry Cleaning's rating?

Dry Cleaning holds 6.7/10 on IMDb and 5.6/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 67 out of 100.

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