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Arnaud Desplechin’s stunning film interweaves the stories of Nora (Emmanuelle Devos), a single mother about to marry for the third time, and her eccentric ex-husband Ismael (Mathieu Amalric), committed to a psychiatric ward by mistake and convinced of his own tragic destiny.
Their lives intersect once more when Nora, troubled by her young son’s uneasy relationship with her new fiancé and the failing health of her father, visits Ismael with an unusual proposition that she hopes will solve her problems.
Wonderfully played by Devos and Amalric, with a fine cameo from Catherine Deneuve as an ice-cool psychiatrist, Kings and Queen is an intricate, funny and moving epic that explores the complexities of life, love and family ties.
Original Release
09/03/2004
US Release
05/13/2005
Cast
Name | Character |
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Emmanuelle Devos | Nora Cotterelle |
Geoffrey Carey | Claude |
Thierry Bosc | M. Mader |
Olivier Rabourdin | Jean-Jacques |
Maurice Garrel | Louis Jenssens |
Valentin Lelong | Elias Cotterelle |
Olivier Borle | Le moniteur |
Didier Sauvegrain | Le chirurgien |
Mathieu Amalric | Ismaël Vuillard |
François Toumarkine | Prospero |
Directors
Writers
Arnaud Desplechin, Roger Bohbot
Cast
Name | Character |
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Emmanuelle Devos | Nora Cotterelle |
Geoffrey Carey | Claude |
Thierry Bosc | M. Mader |
Olivier Rabourdin | Jean-Jacques |
Maurice Garrel | Louis Jenssens |
Valentin Lelong | Elias Cotterelle |
Olivier Borle | Le moniteur |
Didier Sauvegrain | Le chirurgien |
Mathieu Amalric | Ismaël Vuillard |
François Toumarkine | Prospero |
Miglen Mirtchev | Caliban |
Marc Bodnar | Le psy de garde |
Jean-Paul Roussillon | Abel Vuillard |
Catherine Rouvel | Monique Vuillard |
Catherine Deneuve | Mme Vasset |
Noemie Lvovsky | Elizabeth |
Jan Hammenecker | Nicolas |
Nathalie Boutefeu | Chloé Jenssens |
Marie-Françoise Gonzales | L'infirmière |
Joachim Salinger | Pierre Cotterelle |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Pascal Caucheteux | Producer |