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The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 18, 2009

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

59%

Original Title

La fille du RER

Production Companies

UGC Films, France 2 Cinéma, Soficinéma 5, Sofica UGC 1, TPS Star, CNC, Canal+, SBS Productions

Director

André Téchiné

Description

The Girl on the Train is a 2009 French drama film directed by André Téchiné. Jeanne is a young woman, striking but otherwise without qualities. Her mother tries to get her a job in the office of a lawyer, Bleistein, her lover years ago. Jeanne fails the interview but falls into a relationship with Franck, a wrestler whose dreams and claims of being in a legitimate business partnership Jeanne is only too happy to believe. When Franck is arrested, he turns on Jeanne for her naivety; she's stung and seeks attention by making up a story of an attack on a train. Is there any way out for her?