Adapted from the 1992 autobiographical novel by Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux .

Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2020 and was an Official Selection for Cannes 2020. Genre: Erotic Drama / Romance. Plot Summary

The story follows , a divorced university professor living in Paris. She begins a reckless and intense sexual affair with Alexandre , a younger, married Russian diplomat. Simple Passion (2020)

Stars Laetitia Dosch as Hélène and Sergei Polunin as Alexandre.