A Couch in New York (1996)
Overview
Dr. Henry Harriston is a successful psychoanalyst in New York City. When he is near a nervous breakdown, he arranges to change his flat with Beatrice Saulnier from France for a while. Both don't know each other and both find themselves deeply involved into the social settings of the other, because the decision to change their flats is made overnight. Could be the perfect amusement, but suddenly Henry finds himself beaten up by Beatrice' lover and Beatrice is considered to be Dr. Harriston's substitute by his clients...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 4.284 |
Directed By
Chantal Akerman
Crew
Chantal Akerman
Claire Atherton
Gabriel Julien-Laferrière
Serge Hannecart
Anita Ellis
Deirdra E. Govan
Denis Freyd
Jean-Louis Benoît
Susan Block
Edith Vesperini
Andreas Herberg
Holger Delfs
Jim Galvin
Raphaël Péaud
François Laizeau
Eric Michon
Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Zoé Zurstrassen
Eric M. Metzger
Michel Filippi
Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Patricia Woodbridge
Enrique Santana
Eric Gies
Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Stéphane Rollot
Pierre Berroyer
Stracy Diaz
Mark Schwentner
Diana Elbaum
Rachael Weinzimer
Heather Norton
Chantal Akerman
Régine Konckier
Jocelyne Lemery
Franck Fiquet
Byron Crystal
Patrick Boshart
Mstislav Rostropovich
Simone Acksel
Jean-François Masson
Dierk Grahlow
Robin O'Hara
Jodi Collins
Romain Goupil
Jacqueline Pierreux
Marcus Preussing
Uli Nefzer
Andrew Litvack
Joey Weber
Pierre Mertens
Claudia Davids
Dorothea Hildebrandt
Chantal Akerman
Dietrich Lohmann
Harvey Waldman
Noah Prince
Etienne Boussac
Richard Gallet
Ingrid Windisch
Fabien Lacaf
Gérard Lamps
Patrick Hella
Leslie Yarmo
Thomas Langmann
Michael J. Kinney
Robert Krüger
Emmanuel Roulot
Marcia Shulman
Marni Wilkens
Christian Marti
Bettina von den Steinen
Pascal Villard
Rémon Fromont
Eric M. Klein
Laurent Cabasso
Jean-Luc Ormières
Christian Marti
Vincent Dachet
Armin Sauer
Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Mary Selway
Laurent Vivien
TOP CAST
Juliette Binoche
Béatrice Saulnier
William Hurt
Henry Harriston
Paul Guilfoyle
Dennis
Richard Jenkins
Campton
Stephanie Buttle
Anne
Barbara Garrick
Lizbeth Honeywell
Kent Broadhurst
Tim
Matthew Burton
Wood
Henry Bean
Stein
Adam LeFevre
Restaurant Patron
Tiffany Fraser
Julie (as Tiffany Frazer)
Bernard Breuse
Jerôme
Boris Lyoskin
Cab Driver #1
Wendy Way
Employee at Airport
Jerry Dean
Cab Driver #2
David S. Lomax
Cab Driver #3
Jean-Baptiste Filleau
Julien
Lusako Karonga
Martin
Blaise Chakir
Thomas
Bruce Katzman
Jogger
Michael McCormick
Man in Central Park
Michelle Rouhani
Neighbor (uncredited)
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