A young French man and an older English woman spend one night together on a ship.
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- 3 wins.
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Cast
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Sarah Pratt | ... |
Alice
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Gilles Guillain | ... |
Thomas
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Marc Filipi | ... |
Magicien
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Laëtitia Lopez | ... |
Assistante magicien
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Marc Jablonski | ... |
Cuisinier du self
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Christelle Dacosta | ... |
Douanier Français
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Nicholas Hawtrey | ... |
Vieil anglais
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Franck Lemaitre | ... |
Serveur de la boite
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Philippe Quaisse | ... |
Photographe
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Jean-Claude Cavelier | ... |
Serveur de la boite
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Alexandre Le Balidec | ... |
Douanier Français
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Directed by
| Catherine Breillat | ||
Written by
| Catherine Breillat | ... | () |
Produced by
| Pierre Eid | ... | associate producer |
| Jean-Pierre Guérin | ... | producer |
| Christophe Valette | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Patrick Chevalier | ||
| D'Julz | ||
| Marc Filipi | ||
Cinematography by
| Eric Gautier | ||
Editing by
| Pascale Chavance | ||
Editorial Department
| Christophe Bousquet | ... | color timer |
| Frédéric Duff-Barbé | ... | assistant editor (as Frédéric Barbe) |
| Thibaut Guenois | ... | assistant editor |
| Michel Hu | ... | color timer |
| Olivier Veinat | ... | color timer: video |
Casting By
| Michaël Weill | ||
Production Design by
| Frédérique Belvaux | ||
Art Direction by
| Frédérique Belvaux | ||
Costume Design by
| Catherine Meillan | ||
Makeup Department
| Claire Monatte | ... | makeup artist |
| Patrick Peloille | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Sylvain Chatenoud | ... | unit manager |
| Mat Troi Day | ... | production manager |
| Julia Valentine | ... | production manager: UK |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alexandra Houillon | ... | trainee assistant director |
| David Santini | ... | second assistant director |
| Michaël Weill | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Mathieu Bonnet | ... | carpenter |
| Christophe Couzon | ... | assistant art director |
| Gregory Eck | ... | construction grip |
| Eric Fondera | ... | carpenter |
| Maryse Herpin | ... | property master |
| Brigitte Lefranc | ... | painter |
| Pascale Mansion | ... | property master |
| Julien Philopemon | ... | construction manager |
| Christine Rey | ... | upholsterer |
| Jean-Michel Rudrauf | ... | assistant art director |
| Christophe Simonotti | ... | carpenter |
| Alain Villette | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Frédéric Attal | ... | sound editor |
| Christophe Bourreau | ... | foley artist |
| Emmanuel Croset | ... | sound mixer |
| Sylvain Lasseur | ... | sound editor |
| Yves Levêque | ... | boom operator |
| Yves Osmu | ... | sound |
| Philippe Penot | ... | foley artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| François Berroir | ... | gaffer |
| Jacques Monge | ... | steadicam operator |
| Fabienne Octobre | ... | a camera focus puller |
| Ludovic Petit | ... | electrician |
| Philippe Quaisse | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Pascale Mansion | ... | costumes |
Location Management
| Sylvain Chatenoud | ... | location manager |
| Laurence Hall | ... | location manager: Portsmouth |
Additional Crew
| Zohra Baudart | ... | production assistant |
| Brigitte Dubrocq | ... | production administrator |
| Nicolas Gay | ... | assistant administrator |
| Maryse Herpin | ... | caterer |
| Nicolas Wuylsteke | ... | stage manager |
Production Companies
Distributors
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Auditel (post-production)
- Duran (post-production)
- Ercidan (titles)
- Panavision Alga (camera equipment)
- Studio Lincoln (post-synchronization)
- Transpalux (electrical equipment)
Storyline
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Desire for a subject that functions like a brief fling with no future as such, yet embellished by that very fact. Because something fleeting and futureless is not necessarrily pathetic or trivial. A brief crossing, perhaps an initiatory trip. Filming a guy's "first time", filming him like a girl. Gut level skin deep... Nostalgia for vast ocean liners, for places "beyond the law" where you can venture outside of life, safe within an interlude. Describing a passion while respecting classical tragedy's unity of time and place, setting the stage for the eternal play of Masculine/Feminine. A hot-blooded Latin temperatment versus an apparently cool English one. A ship - one night - Sudden intimacy between an Englishwoman whose complexion is frosted by bitterness and a teenager whose gaze glows like ardent coals. Written by Catherine Breillat |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie is about Thomas' first time, but also the one of Gilles Guillain, the actor who plays Thomas. Director Catherine Breillat remembers how, during the shooting, the young actor revealed her he was still a virgin. "One day we were at the table, with the whole crew, and I asked him if he had ever been in love. He looked me directly in the eye and said in a barely audible, but still clear voice, 'Yes, I've been in love before, but I've never really gotten into it.' We all looked at each other a little strangely, because, I mean, in the film he was playing a sixteen-year-old boy, but in reality he's eighteen, although this excessive shyness helps make him appear younger." So Breillat had to rewrite, in part, the love scene between him and Sarah Pratt, creating a choreography that corresponded better to their bodies. Morever, as the sex between the two actors had to be unsimulated, she told her head cameraman that all the scene had to be filmed once, there was to be no repetition, "because what would happen the first time would be something really upsetting. And it's true, their love scene is magnificent, because all of a sudden you see that he's doing it, he's living it, but it's so fragile and so strong at the same time that if there had been a second take he would have already been used to the scene." See more » |
| Quotes |
Alice:
With you lot, it's all or nothing. You either wake up triumphantly, or you go back to sleep instantly. It's bestial. See more » |