Kings & Queen (2004)
Rois et reine (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 2h 30min
- Comedy, Drama
- 22 Dec 2004 (France)
- Movie
Parallel storylines tell the current state of affairs for two ex-lovers: Nora's a single mother who comes to care for her terminally ill father; holed in up in mental ward, Ismael, a brilliant musician, plots his escape.
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Awards:
- 9 wins & 18 nominations.
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| Emmanuelle Devos | ... |
Nora Cotterelle
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| Geoffrey Carey | ... |
Claude
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Thierry Bosc | ... |
M. Mader
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| Olivier Rabourdin | ... |
Jean-Jacques
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| Maurice Garrel | ... |
Louis Jenssens
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Valentin Lelong | ... |
Elias Cotterelle
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Olivier Borle | ... |
Le moniteur
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Didier Sauvegrain | ... |
Le chirurgien
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| Mathieu Amalric | ... |
Ismaël Vuillard
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François Toumarkine | ... |
Prospero
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| Miglen Mirtchev | ... |
Caliban
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Marc Bodnar | ... |
Le psy de garde
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| Jean-Paul Roussillon | ... |
Abel Vuillard
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| Catherine Rouvel | ... |
Monique Vuillard
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| Catherine Deneuve | ... |
Mme Vasset
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| Noémie Lvovsky | ... |
Elizabeth
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Jan Hammenecker | ... |
Nicolas
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| Nathalie Boutefeu | ... |
Chloé Jenssens
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Marie-Françoise Gonzales | ... |
L'infirmière
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Joachim Salinger | ... |
Pierre Cotterelle
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Daniel Cohen | ... |
Le gynécologue
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| Fred Epaud | ... |
L'employé de mairie
(as Frédéric Epaud)
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Claude Phor | ... |
Le dingue
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| Karim Belkhadra | ... |
L'interne psy
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| Hippolyte Girardot | ... |
Maître Marc Mamanne
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Elsa Wolliaston | ... |
Dr. Devereux
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Gaëlle Dill | ... |
Victorine
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Magali Woch | ... |
Arielle
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Shulamit Adar | ... |
Mme Seyvos
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Marc Betton | ... |
Léopold Virag, l'éditeur
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| Gilles Cohen | ... |
Simon
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| Francis Leplay | ... |
Christian, le félon
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| Bernard Garnier | ... |
Le médecin-légiste
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Joël Dahan | ... |
L'auteur
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Rachid Hami | ... |
Marcello
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Marion Touitou | ... |
Delphine
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Yann Coridian | ... |
Fidèle
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| Andrée Tainsy | ... |
La grand-mère
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Sarah Lefèvre | ... |
L'amie de Nora
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Denis Falgoux | ... |
Le flic
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Laurencina Lam | ... |
Hospital receptionist (uncredited)
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Constantin Leu | ... |
Silhouette (uncredited)
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Anh Lili | ... |
(uncredited)
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Alain Pointier | ... |
L'huissier (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Arnaud Desplechin | ||
Written by
| Arnaud Desplechin | ... | (scenario & dialogue) & |
| Roger Bohbot | ... | (scenario & dialogue) |
Produced by
| Pascal Caucheteux | ... | producer |
Music by
| Grégoire Hetzel | ||
| Mike Kourtzer | ... | composer |
Cinematography by
| Eric Gautier | ||
Editing by
| Laurence Briaud | ||
Editorial Department
| Miguel Bejo | ... | telecine dailies colorist |
| Idit Bloch | ... | assistant editor |
| Célia Lafitedupont | ... | assistant editor |
| Marjolaine Mispelaere | ... | color timer |
| Jérôme Pey | ... | additional assistant editor |
| Benjamin Weill | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Stéphane Touitou | ||
Production Design by
| Daniel Bevan | ... | (as Dan Bevan) |
Costume Design by
| Nathalie Raoul | ||
Makeup Department
| Frédéric Lainé | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Benoît Lestang | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Eric Monteil | ... | key hair stylist |
| Thi-Loan Nguyen | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Marine Billet | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Mederic Bourlat | ... | unit manager |
| Martine Cassinelli | ... | production manager |
| Ivan Desrue | ... | unit manager |
| Laurencina Lam | ... | post-production manager |
| Thibault Mattei | ... | production general manager |
| Monica Taverna | ... | second unit manager |
| Isabelle Tillou | ... | production manager |
| Augustin Werkoff | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Edouard Decker | ... | assistant unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marine Billet | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Barbara Canale | ... | assistant director |
| Julien Greco | ... | second assistant director |
| Denis Kralj | ... | second assistant director |
| Gabriele Roux | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Sébastien Assouline | ... | set dresser |
| Eric Braye | ... | assistant art director |
| Yann Dury | ... | construction coordinator |
| Mohamed Jabbad | ... | assistant art director |
| Sophie Lampkin | ... | head painter |
| Laurent Saimond | ... | property master |
| Nathalie Serrière | ... | assistant art director |
| Maxime Girault | ... | art department trainee (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard | ... | assistant sound editor (as Nicolas Bouvet) |
| Frank Ceven | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Pascal Chauvin | ... | foley artist |
| Yves Coméliau | ... | assistant sound |
| Edouard d'Heucqueville | ... | sound mix technician |
| Rym Debbarh-Mounir | ... | dialogue editor |
| Jean-Pierre Laforce | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Sophie Laloy | ... | assistant sound |
| Claire-Anne Largeron | ... | sound editor |
| Vincent Laurence | ... | sound recordist |
| Christian Monheim | ... | sound |
| Sébastien Noiré | ... | sound editor |
| Seppe van Groeningen | ... | boom operator |
| Benjamin Viau | ... | assistant foley artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Néwine Behi | ... | second assistant camera |
| François Berroir | ... | gaffer |
| Patrick de Ranter | ... | steadicam operator |
| Claudia Imbert | ... | assistant camera |
| Nicolas Leroy | ... | grip |
| Jean-Claude Lother | ... | still photographer |
| Pascale Marin | ... | assistant camera |
| Eric Martinot | ... | key grip |
| Thomas Collignon | ... | second assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Amélie Covillard | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Viviane Lesser | ... | casting: children |
| Sonia Tahallah | ... | casting assistant (as Sonia Lila Tahallah) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Amelie Caillart-Milhau | ... | set costumer |
Location Management
| Marie Barré | ... | location scout |
| Lysiane Biagini | ... | location scout |
| Emmanuel Dehaene | ... | additional location assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Thomas Jamois | ... | soundtrack producer |
| Stéphane Reichart | ... | music scoring mixer |
Additional Crew
| Agnès Chabot | ... | press attache |
| Sylvia Pain | ... | administrator |
Production Companies
- Why Not Productions (co-production) (presents)
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (co-production)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (participation)
- Canal+ (participation)
- CinéCinéma (participation)
- Région Rhône-Alpes (participation)
- Cofimage 15 (participation)
- Wild Bunch (participation)
Distributors
- 791 Cine (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Bac Films (2004) (France) (theatrical)
- Best Hollywood (2006) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Cankariev Dom (2006) (Slovenia) (theatrical)
- Curzon Film Distributors (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Emotion Pictures (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Fandango (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Filmhouse (2005) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Gaga (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Groupement National des Cinémas de Recherche (GNCR) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
- Imovision (2006) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Independenta Film (2006) (Romania) (theatrical)
- JMH Distribution (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (French speaking region)
- JMH Distribution (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (German speaking region)
- Leopardo Filmes (2006) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Les Films de l'Elysée (2005) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- PCV (2006) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Pa-Dora D.O.O. (2005) (Bosnia & Herzegovina) (theatrical)
- Pa-Dora D.O.O. (2005) (Croatia) (theatrical)
- Wellspring Media (2005) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Wild Bunch (2004) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2010) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2010) (France) (tv)
- Amazonia Films (2012) (Venezuela)
- Four Films (2007) (Chile) (DVD)
- Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2008) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Orlando Films (2005) (Israel)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Wellspring Media (2005) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Kodak (film stock)
- Les Auditoriums de Joinville (sound re-recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The stories of Nora during a brief period when her father falls ill and of Ismaël while involuntarily committed to a mental institution for observation. Nora's in her 30s and has loved four men - her son Elias, Elias's deceased father, her own father, and Ismaël, a musician given to odd behavior with whom she lived seven years. She will soon marry a businessman. Faced with her father's death, Nora seeks out Ismaël to ask that he reconnect with Elias; a great deal else roils from her past. Ismaël has his own challenges, not the least of which are his feelings toward adopting Elias and his meeting Arielle, another patient. Ismaël's surface shows a lot; Nora's, very little.
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR3,871,153 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The title of the movie was inspired to Arnaud Desplechin by the five first lines of a poem by Michel Leiris: "Rois sans arrois Reine sans arène Tour trouée Fou à lier Cavalier seul" See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Trust the Man (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Pavane pour une Infante défunte See more » |
| Quotes |
Nora Cotterelle:
There are four men I loved. I killed two of them. See more » |