Jacquou le croquant (2007)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Laurent Boutonnat

Writer:

Eugène Le Roy (novel)

Release Date:

17 January 2007 (Belgium)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Périgord | Remake | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Gaspard Ulliel	...	Jacquou adulte
Léo Legrand	...	Jacquou enfant
Marie-Josée Croze	...	La mère de Jacquou
Albert Dupontel	...	Le père de Jacquou
Tchéky Karyo	...	Le chevalier
Olivier Gourmet	...	Le curé Bonal
Jocelyn Quivrin	...	Le comte de Nansac
Malik Zidi	...	Touffu
Gérald Thomassin	...	Le bigleux
Judith Davis	...	Lina
Bojana Panic	...	La galiote
Dora Doll	...	Fantille
Jérôme Kircher	...	L'avocat
Vincent Valladon	...	Touffu 10 ans
Elliott Valence	...	Le bigleux à 10 ans

Runtime:

France:140 min | Argentina:140 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Pathé Renn Productions

Movie Connections:

Remake of "Jacquou le croquant" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Devant soi

Great movie with very enchanting music!

I saw this movie in the avant-premiere in a little cinema in the Dordogne. The music in this movie is very enchanting, the images are almost like paintings, so beautifully shot, such a fantastic nature. This movie is very powerful with lots of drama and love. Laurent Boutonnat has definitely evolved artistically since his last movie Giorgino (1994). Also the music, besides the classical Boutonnat elements, like arpeggios of violins, synthesizers mixed with acoustical instruments, ethnic instruments, in-versed chords and simple melodies, has definitely evolved. The main character (Jacquou), played by Gaspard Ulliel is very believable. The title song is sung by the French icon Mylène Farmer.