▁( wh ose ▁name ▁is ▁only ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁title ▁and ▁from ▁a ▁letter ▁she ▁reads ▁to ▁her ▁son ), ▁has ▁sex ▁with ▁male ▁clients ▁in ▁her ▁house ▁daily ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁son ' s ▁subs istence . ▁Like ▁her ▁other ▁activities , ▁Jean ne ' s ▁sex ▁work ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁routine ▁she ▁performs ▁every ▁day ▁by ▁ro te ▁and ▁is ▁une vent ful . ▁But ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁day , ▁Jean ne ' s ▁routine ▁begins ▁to ▁un ra vel ▁subt ly , ▁as ▁she ▁over co oks ▁the ▁pot atoes ▁that ▁she ' s ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁dinner , ▁and ▁dro ps ▁a ▁newly ▁was hed ▁sp oon . ▁These ▁alter ations ▁to ▁Jean ne ' s ▁existence ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁clim ax ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁day , ▁during ▁which ▁she ▁mur ders ▁a ▁client . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Del ph ine ▁Se yr ig ▁as ▁Jean ne ▁D iel man ▁ ▁Jan ▁Dec orte ▁as ▁Syl v ain ▁D iel man ▁ ▁Henri ▁St or ck ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁client ▁ ▁Jacques ▁Don i ol - Val cro ze ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁client ▁ ▁Y ves ▁B ical ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁client ▁ ▁Production ▁After ▁establish ing ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁film ▁director ▁with ▁Je , ▁tu , ▁il , ▁elle ▁( 1 9 7 4 ), ▁Ak erman ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁" f elt ▁ready ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁feature ▁with ▁more ▁money " ▁and ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁grant ▁from ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁government ▁for