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The Idyll

3.5201612mMovieDrama

A modern adaptation of Guy de Maupassant's short story about a man and a woman sharing an unexpected encounter on a train as it travels through a beautiful and surreal landscape.

DirectorJustin Anderson
WriterJustin Anderson
ProducersTarquin Glass·Kate McCreery

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Cast · Directed by Justin Anderson

ECEmma de Caunes
Emma de Caunes
Woman
DSDougray Scott
Dougray Scott
Man

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The Idyll hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 27, 2016. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.