Le souper (1992)

Director:

Edouard Molinaro

Writers:

Jean-Claude Brisville (play), Jean-Claude Brisville (adaptation),

Stars:

Michel Piccoli, Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michel Piccoli	...	Chateaubriand (voice)
Claude Brasseur	...	Fouché
Claude Rich	...	Talleyrand
Ticky Holgado	...	Jacques
Yann Collette	...	Jean
Stéphane Jobert	...	Carême
Alexandra Vandernoot	...	La duchesse de Dino
Lionel Vitrant	...	L'homme à la torche
Alexandre Brasseur	...	Le premier badaud
Didier Cauchy	...	Le second badaud
Jean-Luc Bourre	...	Musicien
Bernard Cazauran	...	Musicien
Jean Dupouy	...	Musicien
Gilles Henry	...	Musicien
Alain Moglia	...	Musicien

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

dinner guest | candlelight | demonstration | politics | shot through a window | 

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Taglines:

Le vice au bras du crime.

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Genres:

History

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

23 December 1992 (France)

Also Known As:

The Supper

Filming Locations:

Polish Embassy - 1 rue Talleyrand, Paris 7, Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trinacra Films, Parma Films, France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Napoléon (2002)

User Reviews

Talleyrand has got to be the most incredible

political animal that ever lived. Whoever was in power, he was in the background pulling strings. Actually much more than pulling strings. One must read his biography. Fouché is also a cunning and devious character. Having them sitting together in the same room is bliss to anyone interested in history. A word of warning, this is no documentary, and should you watch this film you need a solid base of history. If you do, it will be delightful. If not, only the devious aspect of the encounter will astound you, but you will be missing the crux of the story. Whether this supper actually took place, I do not know. But knowing both characters from history books,my bet is that it did take place. A while back, Sacha Guitry had made a film on Talleyrand, called " Diable Boiteux", not quite as accurate as this one, and more inclined to depict the man in a humorous way. Napoleon once told Talleyrand : " Sir, you are nothing but sh*t in a silk stocking." But he was much more as you will see watching this fantastic little gem.