The Salamander (1971)
La salamandre (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 4min
- Comedy, Drama
- 27 Oct 1971 (France)
- Movie
Pierre and Paul, journalist and writer respectively, team up to write a screenplay based on the real story of a young woman accused by her uncle of trying to kill him. They decide to meet her.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Bulle Ogier | ... |
Rosemonde
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| Jean-Luc Bideau | ... |
Pierre
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Jacques Denis | ... |
Paul
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Véronique Alain | ... |
Suzanne
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Daniel Stuffel | ... |
Le patron du magasin de chaussures
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Marblum Jequier | ... |
Lydie - la femme de Paul
(as Marblum Jéquier)
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Marcel Vidal | ... |
L'oncle de Rosemonde
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Dominique Catton | ... |
Roger
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Violette Fleury | ... |
La mère du patron du magasin de chaussures
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Mista Préchac | ... |
La mère de Rosemonde
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Pierre Walker | ... |
L'inspecteur de la Régie
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Janine Christoffe | ... |
Catherine - une amie de Pierre
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Guillaume Chenevière | ... |
L'inspecteur de police
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Claudine Berthet | ... |
Zoé - la dactylo
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Michel Viala | ... |
Le patron peintre en bâtiment
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Jean-Christophe Malan | ... |
Le contremaître de l'usine
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Claudiane Lanz |
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Adrien Nicati |
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Marcel Robert | ... |
Max - un ami
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Denise Chollet | ... |
Une cliente du magasin
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Antoine Bordier | ... |
L'inspecteur de la Défense civile
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Pedro Penas | ... |
Un peintre
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Jean-Pierre Moriaud |
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André Schmidt | ... |
Un client du magasin de chaussures
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Germaine Epierre |
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Philippe Nicati |
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Olivier Brun |
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Jane Friedrich |
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| Jaroslav Vízner | ... |
Un policier
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Delya Saviane | ... |
Une cliente du magasin de chaussures
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Alain Lecoultre |
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Pierre Holdener |
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Nathalie Simon | ... |
La fille de Paul
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François Simon | ... |
Un client du magasin de chaussures
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Anne-Marie Michel | ... |
La narratrice (voice)
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Directed by
| Alain Tanner | ||
Written by
| John Berger | ... | () |
| Alain Tanner | ... | () |
Produced by
| Gabriel Auer | ... | associate producer |
| Claude Goretta | ... | co-producer (uncredited) |
| Jean-Jacques Lagrange | ... | co-producer (uncredited) |
| Jean-Louis Roy | ... | co-producer (uncredited) |
| Alain Tanner | ... | producer |
Music by
| Patrick Moraz | ||
Cinematography by
| Sandro Bernardoni | ||
| Renato Berta | ||
Editing by
| Marc Blavet | ||
| Brigitte Sousselier | ||
Editorial Department
| Marc Blavet | ... | assistant editor |
Makeup Department
| Giusy Bovino | ... | chief hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean-Pierre Garnier | ... | second assistant director |
| Florian Rochat | ... | second assistant director |
| Michel Schopfer | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Jean-Noël Mevil Blanche | ... | re-recording mixer (as Jean-Noël Mévil-Blanche) |
| Gérard Rhône | ... | assistant sound |
| Marcel Sommerer | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jean-Paul Auberson | ... | electrician |
| Sandro Bernardoni | ... | assistant camera |
| Jean-Marie Lambert | ... | blowup technician |
Music Department
| Mainhorse Airline | ... | performer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Madeleine Cavussin | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| François Vila | ... | press agent |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CAB Productions (1971) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Compagnie Française de Distribution Cinématographique (CFDC) (1971) (France) (theatrical)
- Connoisseur Film Ltd. (1972) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1975) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Forum Films (France) (theatrical)
- NEF Diffusion (1971) (France) (theatrical)
- Progrès Film (1972) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Film & Teater AB (1974) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Tamasa Distribution (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Antenne 2 (A2) (1975) (France) (tv)
- Ciné+ (2021) (France) (tv)
- La Sept (1991) (France) (tv)
- New Yorker Films (1972) (United States) (subtitled)
- filmo - Verein CH.Film (2021) (Switzerland) (video) (digital version)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Memoriav (restoration by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Two men, arty though somewhat staid, are drawn to the spirited and quixotic Rosemonde, a young working-class woman whom they meet because they're writing a teleplay about a minor but curious event in which either her uncle was wounded while cleaning his rifle or she shot him. Pierre is a free-lance journalist hired to write the script; he's short of time so he asks a Bohemian novelist friend, Paul, to help. Pierre wants facts and tracks down Rosemonde for interviews that lead to other explorations; Paul only wants to imagine her and needs little more than her name to do so. But he does meet her, and she entangles him, too. Did she cause the shooting? Is she venomous or innocent?
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| Taglines | Savage. Seductive. Sincere. Sweet. Swinging. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Alain Tanner names Paul almost all of his male heroes. They are the director's alter ego. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Garçon stupide (2004). See more » |
| Quotes |
Pierre:
Children! Why have them at all? Paul: It's the first law of nature. So that we feel the burden of existence. It's to clip our wings. See more » |