Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Marion Cotillard | ... | Gabrielle | |
Louis Garrel | ... | André Sauvage | |
Alex Brendemühl | ... | José | |
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Brigitte Roüan | ... | Adèle |
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Victoire Du Bois | ... | Jeannine |
Aloïse Sauvage | ... | Agostine | |
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Daniel Para | ... | Martin |
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Jihwan Kim | ... | Blaise |
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Victor Quilichini | ... | Marc 14 ans |
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Ange Black-Bereyziat | ... | Marc 7 ans |
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Sören Rochefort | ... | Georget |
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Camilo Acosta Mendoza | ... | Camilo |
Francisco Alfonsin | ... | Paco | |
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Julio Bollullo Carasco | ... | Julio |
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Folco Jullien | ... | Garçon fête |
Gabrielle comes from a small village in the South of France, at a time when her dream of true love is considered scandalous, and even a sign of insanity. Her parents marry her to José, an honest and loving Spanish farm worker who they think will make a respectable woman of her. Despite José's devotion to her, she vows that she will never love José and lives like a prisoner bound by the constraints of conventional post-World War II society until the day she is sent away to a cure in the Alps to heal her kidney stones. There she meets André Sauvage, a dashing injured veteran of the Indochinese War, who rekindles the passion buried inside her. She promises they will run away together, and he seems to share her desire. Will anyone dare rob her of her right to follow her dreams? Written by Polly_Kat
Its hard to start where. I mean the movie is like an eternally flowing river. So you simply don't know where it started or ends. Just like Gabrielle's life, feelings, emotions, love....oh the list is long. Marion is fantastic! She is the live wire of the movie. She takes you wherever she wants to go, along with her journey. Her intensity, stature, fervor has always been her identity or trademark in any movie she acts in. Jose is equally good with his supposedly subdued character. But his silence, that mostly lives in, reflected through his razor sharp eyes hangs on your head like a dagger. I am not too sure of Lt. Andre's character. As to me, was the weakest cast in the movie. True, with his illness there was nothing much he could do in the role, but his imposed vampire like look didn't help much either, to build whatever left to be build.
Daniel Pemberton's Music was awesome and soothing. Use of violin in an alluring pitch in many intense scenes was spellbinding. Chris captures gorgeous landscapes and close-ups. Nicole has done a fantastic job bunching up all these talents together. Simply Fantastic! I will live a long time mesmerizing on this beautifully crafted movie. Excellent!
This movie deserves a generous 9/10!