Despaul takes part in an experiment about obedience to authority, administering what he believes are increasingly painful electric shocks to Rivoli as an experimenter instructs him. The demonstration becomes relevant to Volney's investigation because Daslow had served as a monitor in a similar experiment, raising questions about how people can be induced to obey.
Gérard Dutilleux is the husband of the woman pursued by David Martinaud. He makes a hostile telephone call, demands that David stop sending letters, accuses him of harassment, and warns him to disappear. His confrontations expose the real consequences of David's fixation and directly challenge David's imagined relationship.
A Bohemian novelist and friend of Pierre, recruited to assist with the teleplay script. Unlike Pierre, Paul prefers imagination over facts, needing little more than Rosemonde's name. He eventually meets her and becomes personally entangled in her life and story.
Jacques Denis has 27 screen credits in a career dating back to 1970. Signature works include Plurielles, The Question, Le Troisième Cri. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
