Desc: The Proprietor: Directed by Ismail Merchant. With Jeanne Moreau, Sean Young, Sam Waterston, Christopher Cazenove. An expatriated French novelist (Jeanne Moreau) returns to Paris when she learns that her childhood home is being placed on the auction block. What she doesn't count on is that she has to confront many old issues dating back to her childhood and bringing herself full circle to her present day life.