Les soeurs Brontë (1979)Director:André TéchinéWriters:Pascal Bonitzer (scenario and dialogue), André Téchiné (scenario and dialogue), 1 more credit » |
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Les soeurs Brontë (1979)Director:André TéchinéWriters:Pascal Bonitzer (scenario and dialogue), André Téchiné (scenario and dialogue), 1 more credit » |
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| Isabelle Adjani | ... | ||
| Marie-France Pisier | ... | ||
| Isabelle Huppert | ... | ||
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Pascal Greggory | ... | |
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Patrick Magee | ... |
Reverend Brontë
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Hélène Surgère | ... |
Madame Robinson
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Roland Bertin | ... |
Mr. Nicholls
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Alice Sapritch | ... |
La tante Elizabeth Brontë
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Xavier Depraz | ... |
Monsieur Hager
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Adrian Brine | ... |
Monsieur Robinson
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Julian Curry | ... |
Mr. Smith
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Renee Goddard | ... |
Tabby, la gouverante
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Jean Sorel | ... |
Leyland
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Katherine Apanovitch |
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Pierre Baillot |
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When the movie was released,it met with mixed critical reception.The director seemed more interested in Brother Brontë and the audience was waiting for the sisters ,or should I say the actresses ,Marie -France Pisier (an intellectual thespian) ,Isabelle Huppert ,the rising star and above all ,Adjani the idol of the crowds of the era.
Objections to this costume drama remain:too few of the scenes are really potent,the actresses are too attractive (have you seen portraits of the sisters ? They were not really beauties ),nothing (or almost nothing ) deals with literary creation ,unless some (splendid) pictures of the Moor count.
It's interesting to note that the movie was cut drastically: they say almost an hour is missing .It's hard to judge a truncated version.Maybe some day ,the film as intended by Téchiné will be shown.