
Fingers on the Belly
1988-01-01 · 12 min · ★ 5.4
A young woman wanders through Paris spending most of her time eating all the junk she can: in a fast-food, out of a tin can and so on. She steals some more food in a supermarket, meets a friend who gently carresses her belly in the street, then goes back home where she makes herself vomit in the toilets. She is then ready for the family dinner.
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- François Ozon
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- France
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