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The Desert of Love ()

Le désert de l'amour (original title)
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A film adaptation of the novel of Francois Mauriac about a maitresse who lost her son and who becomes the object of desire for the doctor who was not able to rescue her son and at the same time for the doctor's son, which lead to a drama.

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Maria Cross
Didier Bezace ...
Docteur Paul Courrèges
Mathieu Spinosi ...
Raymond Courrèges
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Lucie Courrèges
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Larousselle
Anna Gaylor ...
Madame Courrèges mère
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Madeleine Basque
Yann Trégouët ...
Gaston Basque
Alexis Loret ...
Dulac
Hélène Stadnicki ...
Justine
Hubert Gouleret ...
Jérôme
Djibril Pavadé ...
Le barman
Kevin Boise ...
Le camarade n°1
Geoffrey Piet ...
Le camarade n°2
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La patiente prostituée
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Hypolite
Delphine Chevalier ...
Jeune fille au bar (uncredited)

Directed by

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Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe

Written by

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François Mauriac ... (based on the novel by)
 
Anne-Marie Catois ... (scenario) and
Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe ... (scenario)
 
Natalie Carter ... (adaptation and dialogue) and
Jean-Daniel Verhaeghe ... (adaptation and dialogue)

Produced by

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Laurence Bachman ... producer
Elyane Legrand ... associate producer
Christophe Louis ... line producer: Belgium

Music by

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René-Marc Bini

Cinematography by

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Marc Falchier

Editing by

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Laurence Hennion

Editorial Department

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Cécile Kielar ... assistant editor
Félix Maschmann ... post-production: Telfrance
Pascale Maître-Belliard ... post-production: Telfrance (as Pascale Belliard)
Juliette Pierens ... post-production assistant
Sylvie Pons ... post-production: Telfrance
Dominique Smadja ... post-production: Digimage (as Dominique Smajda)
Maxime Sokolowski ... color timer
Sonia Sokolowski ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Françoise Menidrey

Production Design by

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Michel Blaise

Costume Design by

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Bernadette Villard

Makeup Department

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Claude Belot ... additional hair stylist (as Claudie Belot)
Sandrine Coraux ... additional hair stylist
Lelia Delval ... hair stylist
Monique Granier ... additional makeup artist
Catherine Leblanc ... key hair stylist
Corinne Masselo ... additional hair stylist
Dominique Plez ... additional makeup artist
Jean-Jacques Puchu ... key hair stylist: Emmanuelle Béart (as Jean-Jacques Puchu-Lapeyrade)
Lydia Pujols ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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Julien Campione ... set unit manager: Belgium
Stéphanie Gheerardyn ... unit manager: Belgium
Sébastien Leray ... production manager
Virginie Maillet ... post-production supervisor
Flora Quinsac ... unit manager trainee
Valérie Rainieri ... unit manager
Nicolas Renaudin ... unit manager trainee

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Norma Cazeneuve ... third assistant director
Joan de Camaret ... second assistant director
Frédérique Juhel ... first assistant director
Benjamin Silvera ... trainee assistant director
Ferdinand Verhaeghe ... first assistant director: preparation

Art Department

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Anthony Allemand ... painter
Pierre Balducchi ... property buyer
Hamed Benbarka ... painter (as Hamed Ben Barka)
Fabrice Bouchelet ... swing gang
Danièle Bousquet ... head painter
Frédéric Du Chaxel ... construction coordinator
Chantal Giuliani ... set dresser
Jean-Pierre Guillon ... head painter
Bruno Larroque ... carpenter
Janny Lauberton ... property master
Thierry Lautout ... set dresser
Christophe Le Corre ... carpenter
Pierre Michon ... first assistant decorator
Julie Mons ... assistant decorator
Alexandre Obolensky ... sculptor
Juan Carlos Perez ... carpenter
Hélène Vaillant ... tapestry

Sound Department

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Anthony Bellagamba ... dialogue editor
Christian Cartier ... sound recording engineer
Thomas Clamant ... sound trainee
Frédérique Dhavernas ... sound editor
Christian Fontaine ... re-recording mixer
Eric Grattepain ... foley artist
Ulric Maury ... boom operator
Cédric Meganck ... mixer assistant / sound recordist
Jean-Max Morise ... post-synchronisation
Jean-Luc Rault-Cheynet ... sound

Special Effects by

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Pascal Fauvelle ... special effects supervisor
Sara Helmlinger ... special effects
Carol Styczen ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Farid Ben Maacha ... gaffer
Bruno Boban ... grip
Joel Canard ... groupman
William Dumont ... electrician
Loic Evenou ... first assistant camera
Alexis Fonvieille ... electrician
Camille Garbarini ... second assistant camera
Dominique Gonnin ... additional grip
Alexandre Gotkovski ... electrician
Théo Guespin ... assistant to assistant camera
Daniel Guinand ... camera operator
Jacques Morell ... still photographer
Denis Scozzesi ... key grip
Geoffrey Thiery ... additional grip
Vincent Trividic ... additional grip

Casting Department

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Nathalie de Médrano ... casting: small bits and extras
Martin Rougier ... casting
Marie-Noëlle Simon ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Anne-Catherine Clercq-Roques ... wardrobe
Chantal Jallageas ... costumer
Nicole Meyrat ... key costumer
Nathalie Paillon ... costume workshop master
Gaëtane Paulus ... wardrobe
Eric Quartier ... additional wardrobe

Location Management

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Xavier Douin ... location manager
Fabienne Guicheneuy ... location manager

Music Department

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René-Marc Bini ... conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Élodie Van Beuren ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Maryse Alessi ... production assistant
Franck Blanc ... production administrator
Karine Cheriel ... production assistant
Pierre-Olivier Dujardin ... stage manager
Laurence Guillope ... press attache: France 2
Sophie Hoarau ... production assistant
Yoan Jeronymos ... press attache: Barjac (as Joan Jeronymos)
Christophe Kerambrun ... press attache: Barjac

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • Desert De L'Amour (Canada, English title)
  • The Desert of Love (World-wide, English title)
  • The Desert of Love (United States)
  • The Desert of Love (United Kingdom)
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  • 96 min
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Movie Connections Version of Le désert de l'amour (1969). See more »

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