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The Ideal Palace

Original title: L'incroyable histoire du facteur Cheval
  • 2018
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.3K
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Laetitia Casta and Jacques Gamblin in The Ideal Palace (2018)
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Cheval is a postman who travels every day along the Drôme. He meets the woman of his life, Philomena and from their union Alice was born. He then throws himself into a crazy gamble: to build... Read allCheval is a postman who travels every day along the Drôme. He meets the woman of his life, Philomena and from their union Alice was born. He then throws himself into a crazy gamble: to build her with his own hands, an incredible palace.Cheval is a postman who travels every day along the Drôme. He meets the woman of his life, Philomena and from their union Alice was born. He then throws himself into a crazy gamble: to build her with his own hands, an incredible palace.

  • Director
    • Nils Tavernier
  • Writers
    • Fanny Desmarès
    • Nils Tavernier
    • Laurent Bertoni
  • Stars
    • Jacques Gamblin
    • Laetitia Casta
    • Florence Thomassin
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nils Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Fanny Desmarès
      • Nils Tavernier
      • Laurent Bertoni
    • Stars
      • Jacques Gamblin
      • Laetitia Casta
      • Florence Thomassin
    • 8User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Videos1

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    Laetitia Casta and Jacques Gamblin in The Ideal Palace (2018)
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    Louka Petit Taborelli in The Ideal Palace (2018)
    Laetitia Casta and Natacha Lindinger in The Ideal Palace (2018)
    Jacques Gamblin in The Ideal Palace (2018)
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    Eric Savin in The Ideal Palace (2018)
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    Jacques Gamblin
    Jacques Gamblin
    • Le facteur Joseph-Ferdinand Cheval
    Laetitia Casta
    Laetitia Casta
    • Philomène Cheval
    Florence Thomassin
    • Félicienne
    Bernard Le Coq
    • Auguste
    Natacha Lindinger
    Natacha Lindinger
    • Garance
    Zelie Rixhon
    • Alice Cheval
    Eric Savin
    Eric Savin
    • Joseph Cadier
    Louka Petit Taborelli
    • Cyrille Cheval
    Aurélien Wiik
    Aurélien Wiik
    • Benjamin Lecoeur
    Julien Personnaz
    • Louis Charvat - le photographe
    Lilly Rose Debos
    Lilly Rose Debos
    • Alice Cheval à 12 ans
    Delphine Lacheteau
    • L'autre Alice Cheval à 22 ans
    Lise Tavernier
    • Petite danseuse
    Milo Mazé
    • Cyrille Cheval à 7 ans
    Barthélémy Baccara Fechner
    • Garçon village
    Orlando Accorsi
    • Garçon village
    Pablo Wilson
    • Garçon village
    Franck Adrien
    Franck Adrien
    • Le docteur
    • Director
      • Nils Tavernier
    • Writers
      • Fanny Desmarès
      • Nils Tavernier
      • Laurent Bertoni
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    • Trivia
      Award: Best Actor Award to Jacques Gamblin at the Sarlat Film Festival.
    • Soundtracks
      Au Fil de l'eau
      Composed and played on the accordion by Marc Perrone.

    User reviews8

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    beautiful
    In this case, the sense of beautiful is only discovered in yourself. No definitions. Sure, the acting - and Jacques Gamblin is just amazing- , sure, Laetitia Casta, the real story, the palace itself, the cinematography, the story, the similitaries with near reality situations, the delicate humor, the old fashion slices . But the essential escapes to every word. A film as seed of a special state. A just beautiful one, in the most simple - convincing manner and the memories about Sagrada Familia.
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    • Kirpianuscus
    • Oct 27, 2020

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 2019 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Official sites
      • Official Site [France]
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Brevbäraren som byggde ett palats
    • Filming locations
      • Hauterives, Drôme, France(construction of the Ideal Palace, Cheval's tomb)
    • Production companies
      • Fechner Films
      • SND Groupe M6
      • Fidélité Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,081,436
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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