Jack Baker arrives in Tahiti to write a new biography of Paul Gauguin. There he meets Cohn, famous for his swindling and drinking, and who claims to be the painter's heir.
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| Gérard Jugnot | ... |
Cohn
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| Jean-Marc Barr | ... |
Baker
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Viktor Lazlo | ... |
Meeva
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| Claude Piéplu | ... |
Ryckmans
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| François Perrot | ... |
Bizien
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| Daniel Prévost | ... |
Verdouillet
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Yvon Arai | ... |
Tchong-Fat
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François Ellis | ... |
Mataoa
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Roland Bourcard | ... |
Richard Boulier
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Colette Pietri-Audemars | ... |
Colette Boulier
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| Marie Verdi | ... |
La femme de Ryckmans
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| Hélène de Saint-Père | ... |
La jeune femme terrasse
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Aleksandr Medvedev | ... |
Hans Grutt
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| Philippe Dormoy | ... |
Le Goff
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Alain Deviègre | ... |
M. Plouchard
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Dany Canon | ... |
Mme Plouchard
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Nathalie Kamia | ... |
Femme bar
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Max Desrau | ... |
Père Ettley
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| Francis Bouc | ... |
Père Safran
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Paul Rieger | ... |
Père Zik
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Omer Jubily | ... |
Tahitien
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Alphonse Tematahotoa | ... |
Un autochtone
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Georges Marti | ... |
Patron guinguette
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Olli Barbé | ... |
Le prisonnier
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Marau Niuaiti | ... |
Serveuse du Kon Tiki
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Tania Noble | ... |
La vahiné
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Vahiere Bordes | ... |
Patronne Rica
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Makau Foster | ... |
Danseuse Rika
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Gilles Conseil |
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Philippe du Prel | ... |
Gendarme
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Directed by
| Frédéric Blum | ||
Written by
| Frédéric Blum | ... | () |
| Pierre Chosson | ... | () |
| Olivier Dazat | ... | () |
| Romain Gary | ... | (novel "La Tete Coupable") |
Produced by
| Eric Altmayer | ... | associate producer |
| Marc Chayette | ... | line producer |
| Marjorie Israël | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Bernard Lutic | ||
Editing by
| Claire Pinheiro | ||
Editorial Department
| Mathilde Butor | ... | assistant editor |
| Laurence Gambin | ... | assistant editor |
| Marianne Negroni-Meillier | ... | assistant editor (as Marianne Meiller) |
Casting By
| Richard Rousseau | ||
Production Design by
| Jean-Louis Povéda | ||
Costume Design by
| Cécile Balme | ||
Makeup Department
| Gil Allan | ... | hair designer (as Gill Allan) / key makeup artist (as Gill Allan) |
Production Management
| Claude Canaple | ... | unit manager |
| Jean de Trégomain | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Philippe Chapus | ... | assistant director |
| Gilles Descoings | ... | assistant director |
| Tamara Dhieux | ... | assistant director |
| Véronique Lagrange | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Alain Alexandre | ... | property master |
| Corinne Bourgeois | ... | props |
| Jean-Pierre Lemoine | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Bernard Chaumeil | ... | boom operator |
| Pierre Gamet | ... | sound |
| Gérard Lamps | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Pierre Lenoir | ... | sound |
| André Naudin | ... | foley artist |
| Gadou Naudin | ... | foley artist |
| Marianne Negroni-Meillier | ... | assistant sound editor |
Stunts
| Gilles Conseil | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Stéphane Agostini | ... | electrician |
| Michel Crétel | ... | gaffer |
| Cendrine Dedise | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Dominique Delguste | ... | first assistant camera |
| Roland Gautherin | ... | grip |
| Sabine Lancelin | ... | camera operator |
| Jean-Marie Leroy | ... | still photographer |
| Pierre Lutic | ... | second assistant camera |
| Olivier Martin | ... | grip |
Additional Crew
| Sylvie Balland | ... | administrator |
| Raymonde Charasson | ... | administrator |
| Philippe du Prel | ... | unit assistant |
Production Companies
- Adélaïde Productions
- Bymages 3
- Canal+
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Cofimage 5
- France 2 Cinéma
- Lumière
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
Distributors
- AFMD (1994) (France) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Jack Baker, a young and brilliant academic, arrives in Tahiti to write the fifty-seventh biography of Paul Gauguin. Nothing could be simpler normally. You just have to get started, work and not succumb to the charms of this earthly paradise. But in vain we have good resolutions - When fate is against you (and the sun is shining on the enchanting lagoons), the best wills are quick to stumble. For Jack, fate takes the maddening and malicious form of a mysterious character, well known, to their misfortune, to the inhabitants of the island: They call him Cohn. The individual in question landed in Papeete a few years earlier. |
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