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Passion in the Desert

  • 19971997
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Passion in the Desert (1997)
  • Adventure
  • Drama
Young French officer Augustin Robert escorts artist Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis to Egypt during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. Napoleon sent de Paradis to record Egypt's great monuments an... Read allYoung French officer Augustin Robert escorts artist Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis to Egypt during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. Napoleon sent de Paradis to record Egypt's great monuments and temples that are destroyed by French soldiers in acts of barbarism. During combat, Augus... Read allYoung French officer Augustin Robert escorts artist Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis to Egypt during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. Napoleon sent de Paradis to record Egypt's great monuments and temples that are destroyed by French soldiers in acts of barbarism. During combat, Augustin and Jean-Michel are separated from their regiment, and they start wandering through th... Read all
IMDb RATING
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856
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  • Director
    • Lavinia Currier
  • Writers
    • Honoré de Balzac(story)
    • Lavinia Currier(screenplay)
    • Martin Edmunds(additional script)
  • Stars
    • Ben Daniels
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Paul M. Meston
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lavinia Currier
  • Writers
    • Honoré de Balzac(story)
    • Lavinia Currier(screenplay)
    • Martin Edmunds(additional script)
  • Stars
    • Ben Daniels
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Paul M. Meston
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    • 18User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Ben Daniels
    Ben Daniels
    • Augustin Robertas Augustin Robert
    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Jean-Michel Venture de Paradisas Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis
    Paul M. Meston
    • Grognardas Grognard
    • (as Paul Meston)
    Kenneth Collard
    Kenneth Collard
    • Officeras Officer
    Nadia Odeh
    Nadia Odeh
    • Bedouin Brideas Bedouin Bride
    Auda Mohammed Badoul
    • Shepherd Boyas Shepherd Boy
    Mohammed Ali
    • Medicine Manas Medicine Man
    Habis Hussein
    • Bedouinas Bedouin
    Tasheen Kwalda
    • Bedouinas Bedouin
    Ismael Al-Hamd
    • Bedouinas Bedouin
    James Peck
    • Soldieras Soldier
    Nicolas Sagalle
    • Soldieras Soldier
    Abdul Latif Salazar
    • Soldieras Soldier
    • Director
      • Lavinia Currier
    • Writers
      • Honoré de Balzac(story)
      • Lavinia Currier(screenplay)
      • Martin Edmunds(additional script)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The phrase uttered by Venture after he and Augustin realize they are lost (and says "We seemed to have misplaced the French army") is "mesh ma'ool" which is "unbelievable" in Arabic said in fairly good Egyptian dialect.
    • Goofs
      The French soldiers fire a cannon at the sphinx. An explosion is shown with a shower of stone and dust from the face of the sphinx. 2 minutes later, Venture is shown drawing with the sphinx behind him visible and intact.
    • Quotes

      Augustin Robert: You can't get lost in Egypt; there's The Nile, and there's the sea.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Armageddon/Henry Fool/Gone with the Wind/Buffalo '66/Passion in the Desert/Nights in Cabiria (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Helalisa
      Music by Hamza El Din

    User reviews18

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    Top review
    6/10
    An interspecies connection
    This was a very strange film- I guess dehydration on the desert can cause someone to go slightly insane. Yet the leopard was beautiful and somehow connected with the soldier. There are stories about animals that befriend humans- the most famous is Incident at Hawks Hill by Eckert- where a badger protects a young boy- that is why Passion can be a believable movie. the cinematography is gorgeous and though the acting, not all that good, the leopard makes the story. Independent films like this give the audience a wider view of the filmmaking scene and this is a unique story set in a unique time. Worth a glance.
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    • lib-4
    • Dec 29, 1998

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 12, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Simoom
    • Filming locations
      • Moab, Utah, USA
    • Production company
      • Roland-Film
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $250,897
    • Gross worldwide
      • $250,897
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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