Tous les matins du monde (1991)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Alain Corneau

Writers:

Pascal Quignard (scenario & dialogue) and
Alain Corneau (writer)

Release Date:

18 December 1991 (France)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music | Romance

Plot:

It's late 17th century. The viola da gamba player Monsieur de Sainte Colombe comes home to find that his wife died while he was away...

Plot Keywords:

Sainte Colombe | Court | Viola | 17th Century | Orchestra

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Jean-Pierre Marielle	...	Monsieur de Sainte Colombe
Gérard Depardieu	...	Marin Marais
Anne Brochet	...	Madeleine
Guillaume Depardieu	...	Young Marin Marais
Carole Richert	...	Toinette
Michel Bouquet	...	Baugin
Jean-Claude Dreyfus	...	Abbe Mathieu
Yves Gasc	...	Lequieu
Jean-Marie Poirier	...	Monsieur de Bures
Myriam Boyer	...	Guignotte
Violaine Lacroix	...	Young Madeleine
Nadège Teron	...	Young Toinette
Caroline Sihol	...	Mme. de Sainte Colombe
Yves Lambrecht	...	Charbonnières
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Philippe Duclos	...	Brunet (voice)
Yves Gourvil	...	Lequieu (voice)

Also Known As:

All the Mornings of the World
Every Morning of the World

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Abbey of Moutier-d'Ahun, Moutier-d'Ahun, Creuse, France

Company:

Film Par Film

Movie Connections:

Referenced in England, My England (1995)

Best use of Music in Film

This is a great movie. It's a stunning look at the nature of music and it's a wonderful example of the relationship between music and film. So often in film, music is the afterthought; it's the last step of the production process and often the least considered through production. Corneau's film really works well to blend the visual medium of film with music and show them working in tandem for a brilliant result.

When you hear music in this film, you hear it because a character has picked up an instrument to play it. The film then cuts away from character and instrument, but the music remains and turns into a soundtrack that enhances the emotional power of the film. This is source music used as score, and very rarely do you see that in film. Using the music in this way really deepens the experience and strengthens both the images of the film and the emotion of the music. A music student gave me this movie to watch, and I want to pass it on to film students looking to blend the arts of film and music.