25 Dec 1997
Wag the Dog
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
The Tender Age
Twenty-year-old Henri Rebecque wants to make his dream come true: to bring Benjamin Constant's Adolphe to the screen in amateur format. Armed with a sixteen-millimeter camera and a team of friends, Henri embarks on this adventure, playing the role of Adolphe himself. Despite all the warnings, he lived through the passion and ordeal of the novel's hero, right to the end. Different times and circumstances will not change this.
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Jean-Claude Dauphin Henri Adolphe
Ulla Jacobsson Hélène
Philippe Noiret Pourtalain
Claude Giraud d'Aulnay
Maria Mauban Madame Rebeque
Claude Dauphin Monsieur Rebeque
Nathalie Nell Patou
Michel Robert Paul
Joseph Falcucci Bob
Catherine Rich 
Jean Riveyre Jean-Christophe Etienne Joseph Falcucci Jacques Astoux May Meeves 
Ewa Krasnodębska Hélène's Cousin
Krzysztof Chamiec Hélène's Cousin
Leszek Herdegen Hélène's Cousin
Janina Ordężanka 
Andrzej Jurczak
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