Diary Of A Seducer

While not without charm and grace, this uneven philosophical romance is at its best when dabbling in the foreboding ambience typical of seductive vampire pictures, and less satisfyingly when it's dithering around with a bunch of eccentrics in a darkly comic manner. The narrative linchpin -- the heart of the matter, if you will -- is a copy of Soren Kierkegaard's Diary of a Seducer, which acts as a catalyst for various obsessive relationships. Apathetic university student Claire (Chiara Mastroianni) brings home a stranger, Sebastien (Mathieu Amalric), who needs a place to stay. Claire's mother (Daniele Dubroux), a doctor who works the night shift, calmly acce...