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DramaRomance

From the Land of the Moon

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In 1950s France, a free-spirited woman trapped in an arranged marriage falls in love with an injured veteran of the Indochinese War.

Release Date : 2016-10-19

Language :FrenchGermanSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Les Productions du TrésorStudioCanalLunanimeFrance 3 Cinéma

Production Country : BelgiumFrance

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Marion Cotillard

Character Name : Gabrielle

Original Name : Marion Cotillard

Gender : Female

Louis Garrel

Character Name : André Sauvage

Original Name : Louis Garrel

Gender : Male

Àlex Brendemühl

Character Name : José

Original Name : Àlex Brendemühl

Gender : Male

Brigitte Roüan

Character Name : Adéle

Original Name : Brigitte Roüan

Gender : Female

Victoire du Bois

Character Name : Jeannine

Original Name : Victoire du Bois

Gender : Female

Aloïse Sauvage

Character Name : Agostine

Original Name : Aloïse Sauvage

Gender : Female

Daniel Para

Character Name : Martin

Original Name : Daniel Para

Gender : Male

Jihwan Kim

Character Name : Blaise

Original Name : Jihwan Kim

Gender : Male

Victor Quilichini

Character Name : Marc - 14 ans

Original Name : Victor Quilichini

Gender : Male

Ange Black-Bereyziat

Character Name : Marc Rabascal à 7 ans

Original Name : Ange Black-Bereyziat

Gender : Male

Sören Rochefort

Character Name : Georget

Original Name : Sören Rochefort

Gender : Male

Camilo Acosta Mendoza

Character Name : Camilo

Original Name : Camilo Acosta Mendoza

Gender : Male

Francisco Alfonsin

Character Name : Paco

Original Name : Francisco Alfonsin

Gender : Male

Julio Bollullo Carasco

Character Name : Julio

Original Name : Julio Bollullo Carasco

Gender : Male

Folco Jullien

Character Name : Un garçon à la fête

Original Name : Folco Jullien

Gender : Male

Maurice Chaspoul

Character Name : Le maire

Original Name : Maurice Chaspoul

Gender : Male

Alexandre Dufour

Character Name : Le facteur

Original Name : Alexandre Dufour

Gender : Male

Pierre Alloggia

Character Name : Le chauffeur de taxi

Original Name : Pierre Alloggia

Gender : Male

Arthur Igual

Character Name : L'instituteur

Original Name : Arthur Igual

Gender : Male

Inès Grunenwald

Character Name : La secrétaire de la cure

Original Name : Inès Grunenwald

Gender : Male

Jérôme Chappatte

Character Name : Le médecin de la cure

Original Name : Jérôme Chappatte

Gender : Male

Michael Evans

Character Name : Maître d'hôtel cure

Original Name : Michael Evans

Gender : Male

Rabea Egg

Character Name : L'employée de la cure

Original Name : Rabea Egg

Gender : Female

Polydoros Vogiatzis

Character Name : Photographe cure

Original Name : Polydoros Vogiatzis

Gender : Male

Elian Planes

Character Name : Simon

Original Name : Elian Planes

Gender : Male

Frédéric Bélier-Garcia

Character Name : Le professeur de piano

Original Name : Frédéric Bélier-Garcia

Gender : Male

Michelle Goddet

Character Name : Un médecin

Original Name : Michelle Goddet

Gender : Female

Stéphane Roger

Character Name : Psychiatre

Original Name : Stéphane Roger

Gender : Male

Pierre Brichese

Character Name : Un client de José

Original Name : Pierre Brichese

Gender : Male

Maxime Flourac

Character Name : René

Original Name : Maxime Flourac

Gender : Male

Richard Bagno

Character Name : Lavandier

Original Name : Richard Bagno

Gender : Male

Santiago Blanco

Character Name : Lavandier

Original Name : Santiago Blanco

Gender : Male

François dos Santos

Character Name : Lavandier

Original Name : François dos Santos

Gender : Male

Bernardo Guillen

Character Name : Lavandier

Original Name : Bernardo Guillen

Gender : Male

Emilio Martinez Alarcon

Character Name : Lavandier

Original Name : Emilio Martinez Alarcon

Gender : Male

Mathilde Dromard

Character Name : La femme de Simon

Original Name : Mathilde Dromard

Gender : Female

Anne Crestey

Character Name : L'infirmière de la maternité

Original Name : Anne Crestey

Gender : Male

Gwendoline Fiquet

Character Name : Petit rôle (uncredited)

Original Name : Gwendoline Fiquet

Gender : Male

Caroline Megglé

Character Name : Petit rôle (uncredited)

Original Name : Caroline Megglé

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-12

From an early age, "Gabrielle" (Marion Cotillard) has shown a bit of a rebellious spirit. As a girl, she was determined not to obey her parental wish to marry the local "Jose" (a subtly nuanced effort from Alex Brendemühl) - even though he was quite fond of her, and as a result she lived in the semi-seclusion that befitted an unwed girl in rural France. Her "break" comes in the unlikely form of some kidney stones that necessitates a trip to an Alpine hospital. It's here that she encounters the recovering "André" (Louis Garrel) who has just returned from French Indochina shell-shocked and badly wounded. There's a little of a Wildred Owen poem to this drama, I thought. It shows us the results of the horrors of war, the after effects and trauma, but there's also a degree of hope and optimism as their love story takes shape and maybe, just maybe, there's scope for contentment somewhere. Cotillard is on solid form as the rather self-obsessed and just a bit flaky "Gabrielle" and though Garrel doesn't have so much to do, he still comes across convincingly as a soldier conflicted by a reality and a dream - it's that conclusion that is quite a touching affair, and causes us to have a think about just who "Gabrielle" actually is. The film looks good and is well scored by Daniel Pemberton which all gives a certain lustre to Cotillard's portrayal of a woman I don't think I'd have liked very much.