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The Jewish Cardinal

Original title: Le métis de Dieu
  • TV Movie
  • 20132013
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  • 1h 36m
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Le métis de Dieu (2013)
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The Jewish Cardinal tells the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholici... Read allThe Jewish Cardinal tells the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later joining the priesthood. Quickly rising within the ranks of th... Read allThe Jewish Cardinal tells the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later joining the priesthood. Quickly rising within the ranks of the Church, Lustiger was appointed Archbishop of Paris by Pope Jean Paul II - and found a ne... Read all
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  • Director
    • Ilan Duran Cohen
  • Writers
    • Chantal Derudder
    • Ilan Duran Cohen
  • Stars
    • Laurent Lucas
    • Aurélien Recoing
    • Audrey Dana
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  • Director
    • Ilan Duran Cohen
  • Writers
    • Chantal Derudder
    • Ilan Duran Cohen
  • Stars
    • Laurent Lucas
    • Aurélien Recoing
    • Audrey Dana
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    • 10User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Ilan Duran Cohen, Pascal Greggory, Laurent Lucas, and Alex Skarbek in Le métis de Dieu (2013)
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    Laurent Lucas
    Laurent Lucas
    • Jean-Marie Lustigeras Jean-Marie Lustiger
    Aurélien Recoing
    Aurélien Recoing
    • Jean-Paul IIas Jean-Paul II
    Audrey Dana
    Audrey Dana
    • Fannyas Fanny
    Pascal Greggory
    Pascal Greggory
    • Albert Decourtrayas Albert Decourtray
    Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
    Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
    • Le père Julienas Le père Julien
    Alex Skarbek
    Alex Skarbek
    • Père Kristofas Père Kristof
    Vincent Furic
    • Traditionnalisteas Traditionnaliste
    Dan Gutman
    • Etudiant juifas Etudiant juif
    Henri Guybet
    Henri Guybet
    • Charles Lustigeras Charles Lustiger
    Aurélien Heilbronn
    • Swiss guardas Swiss guard
    Zbigniew Jankowski
    • Le gardien polonaisas Le gardien polonais
    Jean-Noël Martin
    Jean-Noël Martin
    • Monseigneur Courcouxas Monseigneur Courcoux
    Nathalie Richard
    Nathalie Richard
    • la Mère Superiéureas la Mère Superiéure
    Christophe Dimitri Réveille
    Aude Saintier
    Pascal Tantot
    • Homme d'égliseas Homme d'église
    Bruno Todeschini
    Bruno Todeschini
    • Théo Kleinas Théo Klein
    • Director
      • Ilan Duran Cohen
    • Writers
      • Chantal Derudder
      • Ilan Duran Cohen
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    9/10
    The discomforts of "God's Crossbreed"
    I just saw this film at a Jewish film festival, and found it very thought-provoking and emotionally disquieting-- which I mean in a GOOD sense. I am neither Catholic nor Jewish, and so when I saw that the French title, "Le Metis de Dieu" points to a more universal phenomenon than the English title "The Jewish Cardinal," my cinephile self had more reason to regret the difficulty of procuring a broader distribution.

    The psychological, historical, cultural, and philosophical complexities of this make the 90- something minute running time something of a marvel, and indeed leave the viewer wanting more, while already feeling treated to an experience that goes far beyond the genre of "biopic," or "docudrama" would lead one to expect. The eccentric, often petulant man, navigating between the different cultural identities within himself while confronting the real- world challenges that history has set in his path is a full-blooded, multidimensional character and not an object of reverence.

    Meanwhile, as the camera travels from Orleans to Paris to Rome to Auschwitz and returning again to scenes of childhood and family, we witness a visual feast that surpasses our "made- for-TV" expectations.
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    • Release date
      • March 29, 2013 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • El cardenal judío
    • Production companies
      • A Plus Image 4
      • ARTE
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $133,232
    • Gross worldwide
      • $133,232
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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