Eliane adopts Camille, whose Vietnamese parents were friends. In 1930, a French navy officer is interested in Eliane (owns 60km2 plantation) and later in Camille. There's an uprising in Vietnam against French colonial power.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 13 nominations.
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| Catherine Deneuve | ... |
Éliane
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| Vincent Perez | ... |
Jean-Baptiste
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| Linh-Dan Pham | ... |
Camille
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| Jean Yanne | ... |
Guy
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| Dominique Blanc | ... |
Yvette
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| Henri Marteau | ... |
Émile
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| Carlo Brandt | ... |
Castellani
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| Gérard Lartigau | ... |
L'Admiral
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| Hubert Saint-Macary | ... |
Raymond
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| Andrzej Seweryn | ... |
Hebrard
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Mai Châu | ... |
Shen
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| Alain Fromager | ... |
Dominique
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Chu Hung | ... |
Mari de Sao
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Jean-Baptiste Huynh | ... |
Étienne, adulte
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Thibault de Montalembert | ... |
Charles-Henri
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Eric Nguyen | ... |
Tanh
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Thinh Trinh | ... |
Minh
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Tien Tho | ... |
Xuy
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| Thi Hoe Tranh Huu Trieu | ... |
Mme. Minh Tam
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Nguyen Lan Trung | ... |
Kim
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| Quynh Nhu | ... |
Sao
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| Michel Voïta | ... |
Edmont de Beaufort
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Martin Barre Astich | ... |
Enfant motte de terre
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Lam Binh | ... |
Mourante mission
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Tat Binh Dang | ... |
Le notable
(as Tat Binh)
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Nguyen Huu Bong | ... |
Client Mme Minh Tam
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Jean-Pierre Debris | ... |
Père Roland
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Clayton Dowty | ... |
Charlotte
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Anoy Ew Lek Ee | ... |
L'enfant sampan
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| Edgar Givry | ... |
Commissaire priseur
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Quang Hai | ... |
Frère de On Dinh
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Ngo Hoa | ... |
Vieux mandarin
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Ba Hoang | ... |
Camille à 5 ans
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Hong Khien | ... |
Matrone accoutheuse
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Gia Khoan | ... |
Acteur danseur oiseau
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Huang Kiem | ... |
Acteur Kim Lan
(as Hoang Kiem)
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M. Lap | ... |
Vieux monsieur aux bésicles
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Anna Lim | ... |
Vieille chinoise
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Van Quy | ... |
Fils de Sao (16 ans)
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Dhevaakar Suppiah | ... |
Sarair
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Mme Ta | ... |
La douairiére
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Julie Tan | ... |
Hoa
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Thoy Ten | ... |
Acrtrice danseuse oiseau
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Ngoc Thoa | ... |
Prisonnière Poula Condor
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Van Thoi Nguyen | ... |
Trang Vonh
(as Nguyen Van Thoi)
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Truong Thu | ... |
Fils de Sao (12 ans)
(as Trong Thuy)
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Jean de Trégomain | ... |
Lieutenant village allaitement
(as Jean De Tregomain)
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Dang Si Van | ... |
The Old Man in Tonkin
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Hai Yen | ... |
Musicien théâtre
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Directed by
| Régis Wargnier | ||
Written by
| Erik Orsenna | ... | (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue) & |
| Louis Gardel | ... | (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue) and |
| Catherine Cohen | ... | (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue) & |
| Régis Wargnier | ... | (original scenario & adaptation and dialogue) |
Produced by
| Alain Belmondo | ... | executive producer |
| Gérard Crosnier | ... | line producer |
| Éric Heumann | ... | producer (as Eric Heumann) |
| Pierre Héros | ... | associate producer |
| Jean Labadie | ... | producer |
| Alain Vannier | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Patrick Doyle | ||
Cinematography by
| François Catonné | ||
Editing by
| Geneviève Winding | ||
Editorial Department
| Mathilde Cousin | ... | assistant film editor |
| Yvan Lucas | ... | color timer |
| Andre Mallegol | ... | assistant film editor |
| Agnès Schwab | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Pierre Amzallag | ||
| Laurent Soulet | ||
Production Design by
| Jacques Bufnoir | ||
Art Direction by
| Jacques Bufnoir | ||
| Errol Kelly | ||
Set Decoration by
| Marc Balzarelli | ||
| Périne Barre | ||
| Sylvain Chauvelot | ||
Costume Design by
| Pierre-Yves Gayraud | ... | (costumes: Indochines) (as Pierre Yves Gayraud) |
| Gabriella Pescucci | ... | (costumes: Européens) |
Makeup Department
| Loli Avellanas | ... | hair stylist (as Lolita Avellanas) |
| Patrick Girault | ... | hair stylist |
| Cédric Gérard | ... | makeup artist |
| Isabelle Legay | ... | hair stylist |
| Agathe Moro | ... | hair stylist |
| Jean-Christophe Roger | ... | makeup artist: Switzerland |
Production Management
| Claude Albouze | ... | production manager |
| Olli Barbé | ... | unit manager (as Olivier Barbe) |
| Daniel Baschieri | ... | unit manager |
| Claude Canaple | ... | unit manager |
| Ainsley De Silva | ... | production manager: Malaysia |
| Jean de Trégomain | ... | production manager |
| Frédéric Doniguian | ... | unit manager |
| Arnaud Dupont | ... | unit manager |
| Edi Hubschmid | ... | production manager: Switzerland |
| Jayantha Jayatilaka | ... | unit manager: Malaysia |
| Carmen Lima | ... | unit manager |
| Xavier Machain | ... | unit manager |
| Richard Nataf | ... | unit manager |
| Pierre Nicolas | ... | unit manager |
| Patrick Pinel | ... | unit manager |
| Clément Sentilhes | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Florence Tanguy | ... | unit manager |
| Olivier Thaon | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Thierry Binisti | ... | assistant director |
| Jacques Cluzaud | ... | assistant director |
| Patrick Halpine | ... | assistant director |
| Emmanuel Hamon | ... | assistant director |
| Anna Lim | ... | third assistant director: Malaysia |
| Hervé Renoh | ... | second unit director |
| Marco Rivard | ... | assistant director (as Marc Rivard) |
| Nguyen Lan Trung | ... | assistant director |
| Michaël Weill | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Gerard Bouguet | ... | head carpenter |
| Claudine Bufnoir | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Eric Chemel | ... | property master |
| Michel Conche | ... | set dresser |
| Philippe Durand | ... | carpenter |
| Alain Guffroy | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Lal Harindranath | ... | assistant art director |
| Errol Kelly | ... | set decorator: Malaysia |
| Jean-Pierre Masson | ... | chief construction grip |
| Senaka Nawaratne | ... | assistant set decorator: Malaysia |
| Cyrille Perron | ... | head of painting: art department |
| Victor Piazza | ... | head painter |
| Jean Poinot | ... | head of construction |
| Jean-Yves Rabier | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Jean-Michel Sadoine | ... | property master: Switzerland |
| Guy Vanderplaetsen | ... | property master |
| Sunil Wijeratne | ... | assistant set decorator: Malaysia |
Sound Department
| Fabien Adelin | ... | post-synchronization |
| Gilbert Crozet | ... | post-synchronisation |
| Eric Ferret | ... | foley artist |
| Patrice Grisolet | ... | sound editor |
| Katrina Heaulme | ... | sound editor |
| Dominique Hennequin | ... | sound |
| Julie Jouaffre | ... | sound editor |
| Jean-Louis Lebras | ... | post-synchronization |
| Dominique Levert | ... | sound engineer: Switzerland |
| Jérôme Lévy | ... | foley artist |
| Pascal Mazière | ... | foley artist (as Pascal Maziere) |
| Michel Monier | ... | re recording mixer studio assistant |
| Didier Pêcheur | ... | sound |
| Joël Rangon | ... | sound mixer (as Joel Rangon) |
| Guillaume Sciama | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Philippe Hubin | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Michel Anquetil | ... | grip: Switzerland |
| Claude Atanassian | ... | electrician |
| Michel Atanassian | ... | electrician |
| Maurice Baltel | ... | grip: Switzerland |
| Laurent Barès | ... | assistant camera / camera operator |
| Bernard Brégier | ... | key grip |
| Gérard Buffard | ... | grip |
| Kevin Christopher | ... | grip: Malaysia |
| Bernard Estève | ... | grip: Switzerland (as Bernard Esteve) |
| Michel Garçon | ... | electrician |
| U.G.S. Gunathileke | ... | grip: Malaysia |
| Jean-Marie Leroy | ... | still photographer |
| Nihal Mallawarachchi | ... | electrician: Malaysia |
| Jean-Paul Meurisse | ... | camera operator |
| Jacques Monge | ... | camera operator |
| Emmanuel Paulin | ... | camera operator |
| Thilak Pushpakumara | ... | electrician: Malaysia |
| Gérard Rival | ... | grip (as Gerard Rival) |
| Yvon Sausseau | ... | key grip: Switzerland |
| Eric Wiser | ... | camera operator |
| Paco Wiser | ... | first assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Sylvester Thomas | ... | casting: Malaysia |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Anne Brault | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Nathalie Chesnais | ... | costumer |
| Christiane Fageol | ... | costumer |
| Tess Hammami | ... | costumier |
| Rob Nevis | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Carlo Poggioli | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Alberto Spiazzi | ... | costumer |
| Tess | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Aloysius Chan | ... | location manager: Malaysia |
| Michel Conche | ... | location manager |
| Martin Grange | ... | location manager |
| Pascal Morin | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Lawrence Ashmore | ... | orchestrator |
| Tonia Davall | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Chris Dibble | ... | music mixer |
| William Kraft | ... | conductor (as William Craft) |
| Declan McGovern | ... | assistant music mixer |
| Roy Prendergast | ... | music editor (as Roy Prendegast) |
| Maggie Rodford | ... | music supervisor |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Claudine Taulère | ... | script supervisor |
| Zoé Zurstrassen | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Lylie Almeida | ... | account assistant |
| Francine Cathelain | ... | script |
| Nicole Cavillon | ... | administrator |
| François d'Artemare | ... | production assistant |
| Isabelle Dassonville | ... | production secretary |
| Bruno Florentin | ... | administrator |
| Chris Gandois | ... | choreographer |
| Nelly Krowolski | ... | consultant: history |
| Nicole Lenfant | ... | administrator |
| Nausicaa Palau | ... | production secretary |
| Asoka Perera | ... | production consultant: Malaysia |
| Roselyne Rivalain | ... | administrator |
| Isabelle Rosais | ... | production assistant |
| Benjamin Stora | ... | consultant: history |
| Cécile Tostivint | ... | administrator |
| Jean-Pierre Vincent | ... | press attache |
Production Companies
- Paradis Films (presents)
- La Générale d'Images (presents)
- Paradis Films (a co-production)
- La Générale d'Images (a co-production)
- Bac Films (a co-production)
- Orly Films (a co-production)
- Ciné Cinq (a co-production)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with the participation of)
- Club des Investissments (with the participation of)
- Canal+ (with the participation of)
- Sofica Sofinergie (and: et les Soficas)
- Sofinergie 2 (and: et les Soficas)
- Investimage 3 (and: et les Soficas)
- Cofimage (and: et les Soficas)
Distributors
- Bac Films (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- TF1 Vidéo (1998) (France) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2009) (France) (DVD)
- Belas Artès Cinématografica (1993) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Cine Company S.A. (1992) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (as Concorde Entertainment Group)
- Electric Pictures (1993) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Herald Ace (1992) (Japan) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Rosebud (1993) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Sonet Film (1993) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (1992) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled) (edited)
- Syrena Entertainment Group (1993) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Transmundo Films (1992) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Alliance Releasing Home Video (1994) (Canada) (VHS)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Laser Paradise (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1993) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (video)
- VPS Video (1993) (Germany) (VHS)
- Videomax (Mexico) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Association Française des directeurs de la photographie Cinématographique (AFC) (director of photography: François Catonné)
- Air-Edel Associates (music supervision)
- C.T.S. Studios (studio: Music recording and mixing)
- WEA Music (soundtrack: Bande original du film disponible en cassett et compact disque)
- L'Epargne de France (with the support of)
- Credit Lyonnais (with the support of)
- C.D.C. Participations (with the support of)
- Credit National (with the support of)
- Audio 24/25 (re-recording)
- Euro-Titres (titles and opticals)
- Filminger (transportation)
- Kodak Eastmancolor (color by)
- Malaysian Airline System (thanks)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Panavision (filmed with)
- Paris-Studios-Billancourt (auditorium)
- Penang Port Commission (thanks)
- Pierre Barboza (props: Bague et pendentifs de Mademoiselle Catherine Deneuve)
- Studios de Boulogne (studios)
- Thai Airways International (thanks)
- Transpalux (lighting)
- Éclair (laboratory: Paris)
Storyline
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This story is set in 1930, at the time when French colonial rule in Indochina is ending. A widowed French woman, who owns and operates one of the ten largest rubber plantations in Indochina, adopts and raises a Vietnamese princess, who was orphaned at five-years-old. She and her daughter both fall in love with a young French navy officer, which will change both their lives significantly. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie was shot in Vietnam, Malaysia, and France. The slave market scenes were shot in Halong Bay in Northeastern Vietnam. The Vietnamese marriage ceremony was shot at the Imperial Palace at Hue in central Vietnam. The Hotel Continental and the rubber factory scenes were shot in Malaysia. The police headquarters, opium den, cabaret, and gambling den scenes were shot in studio sets in Paris, France. See more » |
| Goofs | 42m 19s: One raw block of rubber reappears on the table after it has already been fed through the flattening machine. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1993). See more » |
| Soundtracks | La Môme Caoutchouc See more » |
| Quotes |
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Give me Le Guen. L'Admiral: No. Guy: What will you do with him? L'Admiral: I'm awaiting orders from Paris. Guy: Let me question him. What he knows about the communist networks and leaders is of major interest to us. L'Admiral: Three points, Mr. Asselin. One: Le Guen doesn't talk. He hasn't spoken since his arrest. Not even to my chief of staff - his classmate. Two: If I hand him over to you, he might talk. But I'd rather not. We know your methods. Three: Le Guen is a sailor. His case will be tried by sailors. Any relevant information will be passed along to you. Guy: Thanks. Another example of Navy-Police cooperation. That's what makes empires great. See more » |