La femme de chambre du Titanic (1997)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Bigas Luna

Writers:

Cuca Canals (scenario) and
Jean-Louis Benoît (scenario) ...
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Release Date:

14 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Romance

Tagline:

There was more than one love story on the Titanic.

Plot:

Horty, a French foundry worker, wins a contest and is sent to see the sailing of the Titanic. In England...

Plot Keywords:

Titanic | Foundry | Jealousy | Travelling Players | Imagination

Awards:

7 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Olivier Martinez	...	Horty
Romane Bohringer	...	Zoe
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón	...	Marie
Didier Bezace	...	Simeon
Aldo Maccione	...	Zeppe, Actor
Jean-Marie Juan	...	Pascal
Arno Chevrier	...	Al
Marianne Groves	...	Mathilde
Didier Bénureau	...	Simeon's Secretary
Alberto Cassadie	...	Giovanni
Giorgio Gobbi	...	Manu
Yves Verhoeven	...	Gaspard
Vincenzo De Caro	...	Lacroix
Salvador Madrid	...	Leon
Barbara Lerici	...	Blanche
Stefania Orsola Garello	...	Mimi
Maurizio Solda	...	Lou
Jim Adhi Limas	...	Chinese Photographer

Directed by
Bigas Luna

Writing credits
Cuca Canals		(scenario) and
Jean-Louis Benoît		(scenario) and
Bigas Luna		(scenario)
Didier Decoin		(novel)

Produced by
Mate Cantero	....	producer
Gérard Crosnier	....	executive producer
Massimo Ferrero	....	executive producer
Gerardo Herrero	....	associate producer
Yves Marmion	....	producer
Stéphane Sorlat	....	associate producer
Stéphane Sorlat	....	producer
Daniel Toscan du Plantier	....	producer
Martin Wiebel	....	associate producer
Martin Wiebel	....	producer

Original Music by
Alberto Iglesias

Cinematography by
Patrick Blossier

Film Editing by
Kenout Peltier

Casting by
Gérard Moulévrier
Luigi Spoletini

Production Design by
Gualtiero Caprara		(as Walter Caprara)

Set Decoration by
Bruno Cesari

Costume Design by
Franca Squarciapino

Makeup Department
Gaia Banchelli	....	makeup artist
Claudia Bianchi	....	hair stylist
Laura Borselli	....	makeup artist
Massimo Camiletti	....	assistant makeup artist
Giorgio Capograosso	....	assistant hair stylist
Desideria Corridoni	....	hair stylist
Giuseppe Desiato	....	makeup artist
Francesca De Simone	....	hair stylist
Mirella Ginnoto	....	hair stylist
Federico Laurenti	....	makeup artist
Giovanna Lucopone	....	assistant makeup artist
Vincenzo Mastrantonio	....	assistant makeup artist
Luca Zampiroli	....	hair stylist
Gino Zamprioli	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Annie Dautane	....	production supervisor
Isabelle Madelaine	....	post-production supervisor
Roberto Manni	....	production manager
Roberto Manni	....	production supervisor
Frederic Moreau	....	production supervisor
Luis Villar	....	post-production manager: Spain

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Luca Brignone	....	assistant director
Alberto Cutdonio	....	assistant director
Alessandra Fornari	....	assistant director
Gianni Ricci	....	first assistant director
Paola Scola	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Cristina Cecili	....	construction
Tommaso Dubla	....	construction
Vittoria Ferrero	....	set designer
Egidio Gallo	....	construction
Roberto Magagnini	....	props
Alessandra Martelli	....	set designer
Roberto Pace	....	construction
Nazzareno Piana	....	set designer
Remo Pizzaroni	....	props
Francesco Postiglione	....	set designer
Vito Reina	....	construction
Corrado Rizzardo	....	construction
Mauro Tonet	....	construction
Francesco Fonda	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Fabien Adelin	....	sound mixer
Aurore Camp	....	post-synchronization engineer
Eduardo Fernández	....	sound mixer
Jaime Fernández	....	sound mixer
Christian Fontaine	....	sound mixer
Jean-Louis Lebras	....	assistant sound editor
François Lepeuple	....	sound effects editor
Laurent Lévy	....	sound effects editor
Didier Lizé	....	sound mixer
Françoise Maulny	....	post-synchronization engineer (as Françoise Maulny Levy)
Jean-Paul Mugel	....	sound
Francis Perrard	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Jaime Puig	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Chantal Quaglio	....	sound editor
Laurent Quaglio	....	sound
Hervé Roux	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Véronique Tiron	....	sound
José Vinader	....	sound mixer
José Vinader	....	sound

Special Effects by
David Danesi	....	special effects
Riccardo Ricci	....	special effects
Roberto Ricci	....	special effects
Francesco Sabelli	....	special effects (as Sabelli)
Franco Galiano	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Carlos J. Santos	....	opticals
Jean-Marie Vives	....	Digitak matte painter
Eve Ramboz	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Diego Allegro	....	Steadicam operator
Fabrizio Ancillai	....	assistant camera
Alessandro Bolognesi	....	Steadicam operator
Piero Bosi	....	grip
Maurizio Broglio	....	electrician
Carlos Cabeceran	....	Steadicam operator
Carlos Cabeceran	....	camera operator: second unit
Daniele Cafolla	....	electrician
Giovanni Canevari	....	Steadicam operator
Francesco Colangeli	....	electrician
Bruno Colanzi	....	grip
Luigi Conversi	....	assistant camera
Francesca D'Antoni	....	assistant camera
Claudio Diamanti	....	grip
Paolo Di Stefano	....	electrician
Alessandro F. Dobici	....	still photographer
Riccardo Ferrero	....	grip
Gianni Gentili	....	electrician
Roberto Gentili	....	assistant camera
Stefano Marino	....	electrician
Giuseppe Meloni	....	electrician
Fabrizio Micheli	....	grip
Teresa Punzi	....	camera operator (as Maria Teresa Punzi)
Marco Santarelli	....	grip
Yves Vandersmissen	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sergio Ballo	....	dress maker
Elena Caucci	....	dress maker
Chiara Donato	....	dress maker
Anna Fontana	....	dress maker
Marisa Giurissevich	....	dress maker
Laura Losurdo	....	dress maker
Lorenzo Mancianti	....	dress maker
M. Erminia Melato	....	dress maker
Maria Paola Progtsan	....	dress maker
Cristina Rosa	....	dress maker
Renata Rosa	....	dress maker
Marzia Soldoni	....	dress maker
Maria Tadoci	....	dress maker

Editorial Department
Pepe Cruz	....	color timer (as José Cruz)
Christelle Didier	....	assistant editor
Stéphanie Gaurier	....	assistant editor
Brigitte Mennesson	....	assistant editor
Bruno Patin	....	color timer

Music Department
Lucio Godoy	....	music producer
Nicole Grierson	....	assistant music producer
Valérie Lindon	....	music producer

Transportation Department
Paolo Dominici	....	driver
Alberto Grassi	....	driver
Ludovic Papin	....	driver
Aldo Rocchi	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Mary Helene Bequin	....	dialogue coach: Mrs. Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Anna María Berardi	....	administration staff
Beatrice Biggi	....	production staff
Sergio Bologna	....	administration staff
Maria Chiara Costanzo	....	production staff
Enrico Delle Site	....	production staff
Nathalie Dupuy	....	production staff
Petra Esparza	....	production staff
Vanessa Ferrero	....	production staff
Laurence Granec	....	press attache
Nicole Lenfant	....	administration staff
Donatella Maiorca	....	script supervisor
Aurelio Marino	....	production accountant
Gian Luca Prida	....	production staff
Federica Procetti	....	production staff
Carlos J. Santos	....	title designer
Bruno Schiavi	....	tapestry
Hugo Serrano	....	production staff
Marco Stefanelli	....	wrangler
Claudine Taulère	....	script supervisor
Alessandro Tonnini	....	production staff
Xavier Torres	....	administration staff (as Javier Torres)
Christine von Schemm	....	production staff
Sandra Bensadón	....	press attache (uncredited)

Thanks
Ana Herce	....	thanks
Jean-Marc Maniatis	....	thanks

Production Companies

• UGC YM
• La Sept Cinéma
• France 2 Cinéma
• Rodeo Drive
• Mate Producciones S.A. (as Mate Production)
• Tornasol Films
• Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
• Eurimages (participation)
• Canal+ (particiaption)
• Soficas (participation) (as Les Soficas)
• Sofinergie 4 (participation)
• Sofineurope (participation)
• Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) (participation)

Distributors

• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (1997) (France) (theatrical)
• Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (1997) (France) (theatrical)
• Alta Films (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Films de l'Elysée, Les (1997) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Líder Films (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Medusa Distribuzione (1998) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (1999) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (1998) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Tantra DMPC Ltd. (1999) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Xenix Filmdistribution (1998) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (video)

Other Companies

• Ditta Rancati  props (as E. Rancati)

Also Known As:

The Chambermaid on the Titanic (Canada: English title) (USA)
Das Zimmermädchen der Titanic (Germany)
L'immagine del desiderio (Italy)
La camarera del Titanic (Spain)
The Chambermaid (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

Argentina:100 min | France:101 min | Poland:88 min

Country:

France | Italy | Germany | Spain

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | France:U | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud)

Filming Locations:

Trieste, Friuli - Venezia Giulia, Italy

Company:

UGC YM

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the Titanic is seen leaving the dock, smoke is coming from four funnels. On the real ship, the fourth smokestack was a dummy.

Soundtrack:

Love At A Glance

Very intelligent movie

This collaboration between France and Italy is simply a very original movie, with a scrip of a great intelligence. We don't really know if Olivier Martinez is telling lies, but like the people who listen to him, we want to hear him and believe him. And like in a great short story of litterature, we know the true at the end, but the director told us, in a little part, that it's not really sure... The idea of shows in little theatres, by the last half of the film, is simply brillant. I have study the reaction of people with melodrama at this time of the 20th century, and we saw that in this film

exactly like it was in the early 1910's. This is truly a wonderful movie.