A single mother's struggle to support her child leads her into the surreal netherworld of illegal sexual enterprises, with her finally ending up in the Bibliothèque Pascal; an elegant but bizarre house of prostitution in which men can re-enact sexual scenarios inspired by great works of literature for a hefty fee.
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The runtime is 105 minutes (1h 45m).
The film features dialogue in 4 languages: English, Romanian, German, Hungarian.
It was a co-production between: Germany, Hungary, Romania, United Kingdom.
The film was directed by Szabolcs Hajdu.
The screenplay was written by Szabolcs Hajdu.
Cinematography was handled by András Nagy.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0997035.
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Bibliothèque Pascal
Released
English, Română, Deutsch, Magyar
Germany, Hungary, Romania, United Kingdom
