A Wonderful Spell

2004 French film
A Wonderful Spell
FrenchFolle embellie
Directed byDominique Cabrera
Written byDominique Cabrera
Antoine Montperrin
Produced byAnn Bernier
Emmanuel Giraud
Catherine Hannoun
Laurent Pétin
Michèle Pétin
Joseph Rouschop
Christopher Zimmer
StarringMiou-Miou
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Julie-Marie Parmentier
Yolande Moreau
CinematographyHelene louvart
Edited bySophie Brunet
Music byMilan Kymlicka
Release date
  • 7 July 2004 (2004-07-07)
Running time
110 minutes
CountriesFrance
Switzerland
Canada
LanguageFrench

A Wonderful Spell (French: Folle embellie) is a French-Swiss-Canadian film directed by Dominique Cabrera.

Plot

Following a German raid during World War II the inmates of a psychiatric hospital in Flanders elude their overseers. In spite of their issues they strive to rejoin the normal citizens.

Cast

  • Miou-Miou: Alida
  • Jean-Pierre Léaud: Fernand
  • Morgan Marinne: Julien
  • Marilyne Canto: Colette
  • Julie-Marie Parmentier: Lucie
  • Yolande Moreau: Hélène
  • Gabriel Arcand: Moïse
  • Philippe Grand'Henry: Florent
  • Pascale Montpetit: Henriette
  • Olivier Gourmet: the head physician

Release

In the UK a version with English subtitles was released.[1]

References

  1. ^ "With Jean-Pierre Léaud, Miou-Miou, Morgan Marinne France 2004, 35mm, color, 110 min. French with English subtitles". Harvard Film Archive. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  • A Wonderful Spell at IMDb


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