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Constance proposes her services reading to people. But this job isn't as easy as it may seem! Words sometimes have a double language and a strange power. Constance identifies so much with her character in the novel that it causes trouble in her real life.

Director: Michel Deville (France, 1988)
Cast: Miou-Miou (Marie/Constance), Patrick Chesnais (the CEO), Maria Casarès (the general's widow), Pierre Dux (the magistrate), Sylvie Laporte (Françoise), Marianne Denicourt (Bella), Maria de Medeiros (the mute nurse), Léo Campion (the grandfather)
Genre: dramatic comedy
Awards: Best supporting actor for Patrick Chesnais (César 1989), Louis Delluc Prize 1988
Rating: not recommended for children under 12 yrs (-12)