Chicken with Plums (2011)
Poulet aux prunes (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG-13
- 1h 33min
- Comedy, Drama
- 26 Oct 2011 (France)
- Movie
Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
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- 3 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
| Mathieu Amalric | ... |
Nasser-Ali Khan
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| Edouard Baer | ... |
Azraël
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| Maria de Medeiros | ... |
Faringuisse
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| Golshifteh Farahani | ... |
Irâne
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| Éric Caravaca | ... |
Abdi
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| Chiara Mastroianni | ... |
Lili, adulte
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Mathis Bour | ... |
Cyrus
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Enna Balland | ... |
Lili
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| Didier Flamand | ... |
Le maître de musique
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Serge Avedikian | ... |
Le père d'Irâne
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| Rona Hartner | ... |
Soudabeh
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| Jamel Debbouze | ... |
Houshang / Le mendiant
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| Isabella Rossellini | ... |
Parvine
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Frédéric Saurel | ... |
Mirza
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| Christian Friedel | ... |
Cyrus, 22 ans
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Julia Goldstern | ... |
Nancy
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Julia Camps y Salat | ... |
Faringuisse enfant
(as Julia Camps Y Salat)
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Jaouen Gouevic | ... |
Le petit-fils d'Irâne
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Timothé Riquet | ... |
Nasser-Ali enfant
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Angus Boulaire | ... |
Abdi enfant
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| François Legrand | ... |
Le maître d'école
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Laura Baade | ... |
La fille de Cyrus
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Dustin Graf | ... |
Fils de Cyrus 1
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Nomi Kalsar | ... |
Fils Cyrus 2
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Jean-Michel Dagory | ... |
Socrate
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Christian Sengewald | ... |
Un élève de Socrate
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| Adolfo Assor | ... |
Homme bazar Rasht
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Ilse Strambowski | ... |
Vieille femme bus
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Tim Williams | ... |
Le docteur américain
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Dietmar Rüttiger | ... |
Le joueur de cartes
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| Louis-Marie Audubert | ... |
Anonyme cimetière 1
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| Bruno Paviot | ... |
Anonyme cimetière 2
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| Philippe Beglia | ... |
Anonyme cimetière 3
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Luc Gentil | ... |
Médecin de famille
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Amit Jacobi | ... |
Puppeteer 1
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| Lon Chaney | ... |
Erik, The Phantom (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Vincent Paronnaud | ||
| Marjane Satrapi | ||
Written by
| Marjane Satrapi | ... | (written by) & |
| Vincent Paronnaud | ... | (written by) |
| Marjane Satrapi | ... | (comic book) |
Produced by
| Christophe Bichot | ... | co-producer |
| Rémi Burah | ... | co-producer |
| Jeremy Burdek | ... | executive producer |
| François-Xavier Decraene | ... | associate producer / executive producer |
| Christoph Fisser | ... | co-producer |
| Nadia Khamlichi | ... | executive producer |
| Henning Molfenter | ... | co-producer |
| Hengameh Panahi | ... | producer |
| Adrian Politowski | ... | co-producer |
| Jasmina Torbati | ... | line producer (as Jasmin Torbati) |
| Gilles Waterkeyn | ... | co-producer |
| Charlie Woebcken | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Olivier Bernet | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
| Christophe Beaucarne | ||
Editing by
| Stéphane Roche | ||
Editorial Department
| Peter Bernaers | ... | colorist |
| Aldo Mulone | ... | assistant colorist |
| Mirko Scheel | ... | assistant editor |
| Mathilde Van de Moortel | ... | assistant editor |
| Ben Willems | ... | post-production executive: Filmmore |
Casting By
| Anja Dihrberg-Siebler | ... | (as Anja Dihrberg) |
| Valerie Espagne | ||
Production Design by
| Udo Kramer | ||
Set Decoration by
| Bernhard Henrich | ||
Costume Design by
| Madeline Fontaine | ||
Makeup Department
| Stéphane Malheu | ... | hairdresser |
| Dorothée Soual | ... | wig maker |
| Nathalie Tissier | ... | key makeup artist / makeup supervisor |
| Anna von Gwinner | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Wassili Zygouris | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Julien Decoin | ... | second assistant director |
| Amour Rawyler | ... | child coach |
| Tonja Schürmann | ... | second second assistant director |
| Jérôme Zajdermann | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Dorit Agater | ... | prop builder |
| Reiner Behrends | ... | painter |
| Martin Berg | ... | model maker |
| Lars Dicht | ... | stand-by carpenter |
| Michael Düwel | ... | managing director: art department studio babelsberg |
| Christian Ehlert | ... | lead set dresser |
| Michael Fissneider | ... | set designer |
| Alex Friedrich | ... | model maker |
| Patrick Herzberg | ... | set designer |
| Andreas Huschke | ... | property master: indoor |
| Thomas Jakob | ... | carpenter (creditOnly) |
| Annika Kiel | ... | graphic artist |
| Jennie Konrad | ... | set decoration assistant |
| Carolin Langenbahn | ... | art department coordinator |
| Patrick Lojek | ... | supervisor carpenter |
| Uli Passauer | ... | greens person |
| Marco Pressler | ... | construction manager |
| Melanie Reichert | ... | construction secretary |
| Tabea Schweiger | ... | assistant property master: indoor |
| Alexis Teller | ... | property master |
| Ilona Vovchyk | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Emmanuel de Boissieu | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Bernadette Dupont | ... | post-synchronisation |
| Jean-Stephane Garbe | ... | sound recordist |
| Paul Heymans | ... | dialogue editor |
| Gilles Laurent | ... | sound recordist |
| Jonathan Martins | ... | assistant re-recording mixer / sound recordist |
| Vincent Nouaille | ... | boom operator |
| Yves Renard | ... | sound effects editor |
| Bruno Schweisguth | ... | boom operator: post-synchronisation |
| Olivier Thys | ... | foley artist |
| Olivier Touche | ... | sound editor: second unit |
| Loic Villiot | ... | additional sound recordist |
| David Vranken | ... | supervising sound editor |
Special Effects by
| Uwe Lehmann | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Antoine Marbach | ... | visual effects producer |
| Cyprien Nozières | ... | digital compositor |
| Geoffrey Reynaud | ... | visual effects artist |
| Damien Stumpf | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Ilona Vovchyk | ... | matte painting |
Stunts
| Bruno Montani | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Martin Ausmane | ... | video operator (as Martin Bartels) |
| Reiner Bajo | ... | still photographer |
| Stefan Diecks | ... | lighting technician |
| Thomas Hübener | ... | technocrane operator |
| Heiko Klimenko-hamann | ... | third key grip (as Heiko Klimenko) |
| Mic Mueller | ... | key grip (as Michael Müller) |
| Beda Mulzer | ... | lighting technician |
| Luc Pallet | ... | first assistant camera |
| Florian Schlegel | ... | lighting technician |
| Bjoern Susen | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Elmar Suska | ... | first key grip |
| Jörg Widmer | ... | steadicam operator |
| Daniel Zeitler | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Johanna Ragwitz | ... | extras casting director |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jeanette Apel | ... | costume cutter |
| Anna Isabell Logen | ... | principal costumer |
| Theresa Anna Luther | ... | costumer |
| Tifenn Tautou | ... | costumer |
| Justine Vivien | ... | costumer |
Music Department
| Joris Bartsch Buhle | ... | conductor |
| Olivier Bernet | ... | score producer |
| Isabelle Degremont | ... | assistant to music supervisor |
| Tobias Lehmann | ... | music recording engineer |
| Elise Luguern | ... | music supervisor |
| Tom Russbueldt | ... | pro tools operator |
| Phillip Schulz | ... | music recording engineer / music scoring mixer |
| Roman Vinuesa | ... | orchestrator / score producer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Nancy Rivas | ... | script supervisor: 1st Unit |
Transportation Department
| Timo Dobbert | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Tom Kirsten | ... | production driver |
| Thomas Siegert | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Laure Blaess | ... | production accountant |
| Milena Bomalick | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Benedikt Bothe | ... | set manager |
| Stéphanie Bréard | ... | caretaker: children |
| Katharina Gapski | ... | production coordinator |
| Anne Gerles | ... | production coordinator |
| Serge Hayat | ... | equity provider |
| Pierre Philippe Hendrickx | ... | legal advisor: Belgium |
| Katja Hoerstmann | ... | Business Affairs: Studio Babelsberg |
| Roy Luchterhand | ... | assistant set manager (as Roy Luchterrand) |
| Koen Maenhout | ... | scanning technician: Filmmore |
| Bianca Makarewicz | ... | publicist |
| Delphine Mayele | ... | press |
| Martin Metz | ... | production executive |
| Magalie Montet | ... | press |
| Karsten Piel | ... | production accountant: Germany |
| Lena Schmigalla | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Iwona Sellers | ... | production executive |
| Bastien Sirodot | ... | production executive |
| Eike Wolf | ... | publicist |
| Anne Berger | ... | production support executive (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Kathleen Kennedy | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Celluloid Dreams (co-production)
- The Manipulators (co-production)
- uFilm (co-production)
- Studio 37 (co-production)
- Le Pacte (co-production)
- Lorette Production (co-production)
- Film(s) (co-production)
- Arte France Cinéma (co-production)
- ZDF/Arte (co-production)
- Cinémage 5 (in association with)
- uFund (in association with)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (in association with)
- Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (in association with)
- Canal+ (participation)
- CinéCinéma (participation)
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (with the support of)
- Umedia
Distributors
- Celluloid Dreams (2011) (World-wide)
- Alliance (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Bir Film (2012) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- CD Projekt (2012) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Filmware International (2012) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Gaga (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Le Pacte (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- Prokino Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Audio Visual Entertainment (2012) (Greece) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Midas Filmes (2012) (Portugal)
- Officine UBU (2011) (Italy)
- Seven Films (2011) (Greece)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Twin Pics (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Atelier VFX (post-production) (visual effects)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Filmmore (post-production facilities) (film scanning)
- Lufthansa City Center Tour Atlantica Reisen & Touristik (travel agency)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
- uFund (funding)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Nasser-Ali, a talented musician, loses the will to live after his wife breaks his beloved violin during an argument. He searches for a replacement, and finding none that sounds quite the same, he vows to die. Eight days later, he does. This is the story of his last week of life, where we see flashbacks and flash forwards of his previous life and his children's futures. We also see appearances of a nude Sophia Loren as well as the angel of death, Azarel. As we see his life, we realize exactly why he chose to end it and the profundity of this choice. Written by Irefusetotellyoumyname |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR12,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Abdi tells Nasser-Ali that he saw there's a new film on at the Persepolis Theater. Persepolis (2007) is the first movie written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Venice Film Festival 2011 (2011). See more » |
| Quotes |
Abdi:
The damned Americans and English own everything. They think they're pumping our oil, but in reality they're sucking our blood. See more » |