Four chapters based on the birth of a 'secret child', or a film, with chapter titles: "La séction Césarienne" (Caesarian section: a descriptive detail introducing the mother); "Le dernier guerrier" (the last warrior: how the father sees...
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Cast
| Anne Wiazemsky | ... |
Elie
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Henri de Maublanc | ... |
Jean-Baptiste
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Xuan Lindenmeyer | ... |
Swann, Elie's child
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Cécile Le Bailly | ... |
Chloé
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| Elli Medeiros | ... |
The whore
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| Philippe Garrel | ... |
Psychiatric patient
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Christian Päffgen | ... |
Boy
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| Benoît Ferreux |
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Eliane Roy | ... |
Jean-Baptiste's mother
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Bambou |
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Edwige | ... |
La prostituée
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Directed by
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Written by
| Philippe Garrel | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Philippe Garrel | ... | producer |
Music by
| Faton Cahen | ||
Cinematography by
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Editing by
| Philippe Garrel | ||
Sound Department
| Alain Villeval | ... | sound |
| Jean-Luc Rault-Cheynet | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Didier Lockwood | ... | musician: violin |
| Faton Cahen | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Annette Wademant | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- The Film Desk (2017) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- ARTE (2019) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2019) (France) (tv)
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Storyline
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Four chapters based on the birth of a 'secret child', or a film, with chapter titles: "La séction Césarienne" (Caesarian section: a descriptive detail introducing the mother); "Le dernier guerrier" (the last warrior: how the father sees himself); "Le cercle ophydique" (the serpent's closed circle: the couple reunites at the psychiatric ward); "Les forêts désenchantées" (unfairy forests: the film in the making). Written by Artemis-9 |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The book that is read at the beginning of the movie is Goethe's Faustus. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Philippe Garrel, artiste (1998). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | There are no credits other than a title card (which appears twice) and section titles. All cast and crew are uncredited. See more » |
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Élie:
His father is an actor. I went to see him on the set of a film shortly after giving birth, and he said he would recognize the child, but he never did, and I never saw him again. See more » |