Honeymoon (1985 film)

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Honeymoon
Lune de miel poster.jpg
Directed by Patrick Jamain
Written byPatrick Jamain
Philippe Setbon (screenplay & story)
Produced byXavier Gélin
René Malo
CinematographyDaniel Diot
Edited byRobert Rongier
Music byRobert Charlebois
Distributed byMalofilm Home Video (1986) (Canada)
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
101 minutes (Canada)
98 minutes (U.S.)
Countries Canada
France
Languages English
French

Honeymoon (French: Lune de miel) is a 1985 Franco-Canadian thriller, directed by Patrick Jamain and starring Nathalie Baye.

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Plot

A Frenchwoman in Manhattan, in danger of being deported because of her relationship with a recently arrested drug offender, enters into a marriage of convenience with a stranger that is arranged through an agency. But even though the two are not supposed to even meet, her new husband starts taking his faux wedding vows entirely too seriously.

Availability

The movie was released on videocassette in 1986 by Karl-Lorimar Home Video in the United States and in Canada by New World Video. The VHS cover marketed the film as a horror film. As of March 16, 2010, no plans have been made to release the film onto DVD.

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