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Cast
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| Juliette Binoche | ... | Pauline de Théus | |
| Olivier Martinez | ... | Angelo Pardi | |
| Pierre Arditi | ... | Monsieur Peyrolle | |
| François Cluzet | ... | The Doctor | |
| Jean Yanne | ... | Le Colporteur | |
| Claudio Amendola | ... | Maggionari | |
| Isabelle Carré | ... | The Tutor | |
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Carlo Cecchi | ... | Giuseppe |
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Christiane Cohendy | ... | Madame Peyrolle |
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Jacques Sereys | ... | The old man |
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Nathalie Krebs | ... | Madame Barthelemy |
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Laura Marinoni | ... | Carla |
| Elisabeth Margoni | ... | The farmer's wife | |
| Yolande Moreau | ... | Madame Rigoard | |
| Christophe Odent | ... | Monsieur Barthelemy | |
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In 1832, cholera ravages Provence (South of France). After several misadventures, Angelo, young Italian officer hunted by the Austrian secret police, meets Pauline de Theus, a young lady. After a second accidental meeting, both will start the search of Pauline's husband in a chaotic country. Written by Remy Amouroux <Remy.Amouroux@imag.fr>
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Country:
FranceRelease Date:
6 October 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$1,320,043Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Two superstars of the french cinema: adorable Juliette Binoche and hot Olivier Martinez, love and save each other from lost, sickness and death, while horse-riding through the stunningly beautiful Provence. An adaptation of the famous novel by Jean Giono. They are there: on the screen, on their horses, in this magnificent landscape, he tries to become a man, she tries to stay a woman, they are smiling, and soon you'll express the wish of being with them on this screen, to be one of them, maybe both, if this happens, Rappeneau gets to his goal: grace. A great tale about love, renouncement, youth, passion, courage and Honor. A famous novel of the french literature. Patriotism, romanticism, and grace. Rappeneau is the master, Binoche and Martinez are the gifted pupils.