She's a staple in French films, the intriguing, enigmatic, woman/goddess whose mysteries are revealed teasingly to the entranced, damn-near-stupid male lead.

In the case of Thelma, Pierre-Alain Meier's very French seriocomic road film, the mystery is profound and is revealed early in an intimate but derivative manner (cough!-The Crying Game-cough!).
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