Combat d'amour en songe (2000)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Raoul Ruiz

Writer:

Raoul Ruiz (writer)

Release Date:

22 November 2000 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Plot Keywords:

Multiple Roles | Parallel World | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Pirate | Baroque

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Melvil Poupaud	...	Paul / Mariani's son / Loup / The young father
Elsa Zylberstein	...	Lucrezia / Jessica / The sultan
Lambert Wilson	...	Sebatol / A pirate
Christian Vadim	...	David / A pirate
Diogo Dória	...	Mariani / Paul's father
Rogério Samora	...	Baniel / A pirate
Marie-France Pisier	...	The Stranger
Duarte de Almeida	...	Government Representative
Paula Pais	...	Arianne
José Meireles	...	Voleur / A pirate
André Gomes	...	Antique Dealer / A collector / 2nd. notable
Pedro Hestnes	...	Marc
Rui Luís	...	Master
Mathieu Demy	...	Paul / Loup (voice)
Laurent Malet	...	Paul / Father (voice)

Also Known As:

Le trésor des pirates (France) (working title)
Love Torn in Dream (Canada: English title)

Runtime:

Canada:123 min | France:120 min

Country:

France | Portugal | Chile

Language:

French | Portuguese | Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

France:U

Company:

Camara Municipal de Sintra

Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

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