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Chicken with Plums

Original title: Poulet aux prunes
  • 20112011
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 33m
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7.0/10
9.5K
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Poulet aux prunes (2011)
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Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to ... Read allSince his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
9.5K
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  • Directors
    • Vincent Paronnaud
    • Marjane Satrapi
  • Writers
    • Marjane Satrapi(comic book)
    • Vincent Paronnaud
  • Stars
    • Mathieu Amalric
    • Edouard Baer
    • Maria de Medeiros
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Vincent Paronnaud
    • Marjane Satrapi
  • Writers
    • Marjane Satrapi(comic book)
    • Vincent Paronnaud
  • Stars
    • Mathieu Amalric
    • Edouard Baer
    • Maria de Medeiros
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 15User reviews
    • 130Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos4

    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Trailer 1:55
    Bande-annonce [OV]
    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 1:59
    Theatrical Version
    "Violins"
    Clip 1:05
    "Violins"
    "Nasser Ali Sees Iran"
    Clip 0:32
    "Nasser Ali Sees Iran"

    Photos43

    Chiara Mastroianni in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Mathieu Amalric and Jamel Debbouze in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Golshifteh Farahani in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Mathieu Amalric in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Chiara Mastroianni in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Jamel Debbouze in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Mathieu Amalric and Maria de Medeiros in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Isabella Rossellini, Mathieu Amalric, Éric Caravaca, and Rona Hartner in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Isabella Rossellini in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Mathieu Amalric in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Mathieu Amalric in Poulet aux prunes (2011)
    Serge Avedikian and Golshifteh Farahani in Poulet aux prunes (2011)

    Top cast

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    Mathieu Amalric
    Mathieu Amalric
    • Nasser-Ali Khanas Nasser-Ali Khan
    Edouard Baer
    Edouard Baer
    • Azraëlas Azraël
    Maria de Medeiros
    Maria de Medeiros
    • Faringuisseas Faringuisse
    Golshifteh Farahani
    Golshifteh Farahani
    • Irâneas Irâne
    Éric Caravaca
    Éric Caravaca
    • Abdias Abdi
    Chiara Mastroianni
    Chiara Mastroianni
    • Lili, adulteas Lili, adulte
    Mathis Bour
    • Cyrusas Cyrus
    Enna Balland
    • Lilias Lili
    Didier Flamand
    Didier Flamand
    • Le maître de musiqueas Le maître de musique
    Serge Avedikian
    • Le père d'Irâneas Le père d'Irâne
    Rona Hartner
    Rona Hartner
    • Soudabehas Soudabeh
    Jamel Debbouze
    Jamel Debbouze
    • Houshangas Houshang…
    Isabella Rossellini
    Isabella Rossellini
    • Parvineas Parvine
    Frédéric Saurel
    • Mirzaas Mirza
    • (as Fred Saurel)
    Christian Friedel
    Christian Friedel
    • Cyrus, 22 ansas Cyrus, 22 ans
    Julia Goldstern
    • Nancyas Nancy
    Julia Camps y Salat
    • Faringuisse enfantas Faringuisse enfant
    • (as Julia Camps Y Salat)
    Jaouen Gouevic
    • Le petit-fils d'Irâneas Le petit-fils d'Irâne
    • Directors
      • Vincent Paronnaud
      • Marjane Satrapi
    • Writers
      • Marjane Satrapi(comic book)
      • Vincent Paronnaud
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Abdi tells Nasser-Ali that he saw there's a new film on at the Persepolis Theater. Persepolis (2007) is the first movie written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud.
    • Quotes

      Abdi: The damned Americans and English own everything. They think they're pumping our oil, but in reality they're sucking our blood.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2011 (2011)

    User reviews15

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Style vs Heart 1-0
    By not betraying her own personal style and the comic source, evident in its graphic and contrived aesthetic, this film work from Marjane Satrapi doesn't' exploit his full poetic potential, as it chokes the plot in an exercise in style which enchants the eye more than the heart, in a series of surrealistic digressions, flashbacks and flash-forwards (the futures of protagonist's children), by looking for poetic effects instead of true poetry. Nevertheless, the ending, practically silent, explains and forgives the limits and the excesses of a film built on form and on a cinematographic "cinéphile" quoter mannerism, and finally gets to the craved emotion. Ironic, melancholic and visionary mix, with more care for narration and less for stylish frippery it would have been a great hymn to life: as it is now, it did it in half. Paraphrasing the character of the music master: good technique with no heart doesn't make great music.
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    • May 7, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 2011 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Azrail'i Beklerken
    • Filming locations
      • Studio Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Celluloid Dreams
      • The Manipulators
      • uFilm
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $253,874
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,301
      • Aug 19, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,265,941
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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