La Belle Histoire
| La Belle Histoire | |
|---|---|
 Original French theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Claude Lelouch |
| Written by | Claude Lelouch (scenario, dialogue) Maryline Dupoux (additional dialogue) |
| Starring | Gérard Lanvin Béatrice Dalle Vincent Lindon Isabelle Nanty Patrick Chesnais Anémone Marie-Sophie L. Gérard Darmon Jean-Claude Dreyfus |
| Cinematography | Jean-Yves Le Mener |
| Edited by | Hélène de Luze |
| Music by | Francis Lai Philippe Servain |
| Distributed by | AFMD/Les Films 13 |
Release date | 18 March 1992 (France) |
Running time | 210 min. |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $4.3 million[1] |
La Belle Histoire (1992) is a French film directed by Claude Lelouch, featuring Gérard Lanvin and Béatrice Dalle.
Synopsis[edit]
A film with an emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past.[2] These stories are juxtaposed.
Cast[edit]
- Gérard Lanvin : Jésus-Christ
- Béatrice Dalle : Odona
- Vincent Lindon : Simon Choulel
- Marie-Sophie L. : Marie
- Patrick Chesnais : Pierre Lhermitte
- Anémone : Madame Desjardins
- Isabelle Nanty : Isabelle
- Jean Benguigui : Doga
- Paul Préboist : The knit teacher
- Élie Chouraqui : Pierre's associate
- Amina Annabi : Jesus's sister
- François Perrot : Marie's uncle
- Jean-Michel Dupuis : Professor
- Gérard Darmon : The biker
- Amidou : The shepherd
- Pierre Vernier : The director
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus : The inspector
- Jacques Gamblin : The young cop
- Patrick Edlinger : Himself
- Patrice Laffont : Himself
- Marie Sara : Herself
- Hubert Reeves : Himself
- Laurent Weil : Himself[citation needed]
Events[edit]
Prior to the film's release, in February 1992 a 70 mm copy of the film was projected onto a 300 m wide screen mounted on the Palais des Congrès in Paris.[2][3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "La Belle histoire (1992)". JPBox-Office. 1992-03-25. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ a b bergen-filmklubb.no En vakker historie Archived 2005-09-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
- ^ allocine.fr La Belle histoire (in French)
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