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DramaThriller

Notre-Dame on Fire

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A film relating from the inside the Notre-Dame de Paris fire of April 2019.

Release Date : 2022-03-16

Language :French

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : PathéTF1 Films ProductionTF1WildsideTMCOCSReperageVendôme Production

Production Country : FranceItaly

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Samuel Labarthe

Character Name : General Gontier

Original Name : Samuel Labarthe

Gender : Male

Jean-Paul Bordes

Character Name : General Gallet

Original Name : Jean-Paul Bordes

Gender : Male

Mickaël Chirinian

Character Name : Laurent Prades, general manager of Notre-Dame

Original Name : Mickaël Chirinian

Gender : Male

Jérémie Laheurte

Character Name : Chief Adjutant Joël

Original Name : Jérémie Laheurte

Gender : Male

Maximilien Seweryn

Character Name : Chief Sergeant Reynald

Original Name : Maximilien Seweryn

Gender : Male

Garlan Le Martelot

Character Name : Aurélien, young manager

Original Name : Garlan Le Martelot

Gender : Male

Dimitri Storoge

Character Name : Captain Francis

Original Name : Dimitri Storoge

Gender : Male

Pierre Lottin

Character Name : Lieutenant Alexandre

Original Name : Pierre Lottin

Gender : Male

Jules Sadoughi

Character Name : Chief Sergeant Jordan

Original Name : Jules Sadoughi

Gender : Male

Chloé Jouannet

Character Name : Chief Corporal Marianne

Original Name : Chloé Jouannet

Gender : Female

Vassili Schneider

Character Name : Corporal Sandro

Original Name : Vassili Schneider

Gender : Male

Ava Baya

Character Name : Novice firefighter Marie-Eve

Original Name : Ava Baya

Gender : Female

Nathan Gruffy

Character Name : Novice firefighter Victor

Original Name : Nathan Gruffy

Gender : Male

Sébastien Lalanne

Character Name : Captain Marcus

Original Name : Sébastien Lalanne

Gender : Male

Oumar Diolo

Character Name : Moumet D., fire safety supervisor

Original Name : Oumar Diolo

Gender : Male

Antonythasan Jesuthasan

Character Name : Jonas, guardian of the cathedral

Original Name : Antonythasan Jesuthasan

Gender : Male

Élodie Navarre

Character Name : Little Chloé's mom

Original Name : Élodie Navarre

Gender : Female

Chloé Chevallier

Character Name : Chloé, little girl

Original Name : Chloé Chevallier

Gender : Female

Loic Djani

Character Name : Captain PC

Original Name : Loic Djani

Gender : Male

Kevin Garnichat

Character Name : Lieutenant Colonel Michelon

Original Name : Kevin Garnichat

Gender : Male

Daniel Horn

Character Name : Scottish guide

Original Name : Daniel Horn

Gender : Male

Tony Le Bacq

Character Name : Petit-Pont roadblock policeman

Original Name : Tony Le Bacq

Gender : Male

Romain Ogerau

Character Name : Chief of staff of the Mayor of Paris

Original Name : Romain Ogerau

Gender : Male

Billel Sakhri

Character Name : Adjutant Ibrahim

Original Name : Billel Sakhri

Gender : Male

Julien Desjardins

Character Name : Firefighter Francis

Original Name : Julien Desjardins

Gender : Male

Anne Hidalgo

Character Name : Anne Hidalgo

Original Name : Anne Hidalgo

Gender : Female

Fabien Houssaye

Character Name : Édouard Philippe

Original Name : Fabien Houssaye

Gender : Male

Tyneille Louise

Character Name : Selfie American tourist

Original Name : Tyneille Louise

Gender : Female

Satya Dusaugey

Character Name : Lieutenant Rufus

Original Name : Satya Dusaugey

Gender : Male

Xavier Maly

Character Name : Monseigneur Charley

Original Name : Xavier Maly

Gender : Male

Benoît Tachoires

Character Name : Father Boulanger, fire chaplain

Original Name : Benoît Tachoires

Gender : Male

Bernard Gabay

Character Name : Colonel Roland

Original Name : Bernard Gabay

Gender : Male

Pascal Rénéric

Character Name : Conservative of Notre Dame

Original Name : Pascal Rénéric

Gender : Male

Pierre-Marc Levergeois

Character Name : Donald Trump

Original Name : Pierre-Marc Levergeois

Gender : Male

Gerardo Maffei

Character Name : Italian guide

Original Name : Gerardo Maffei

Gender : Male

Adrien Schmück

Character Name : Young architect in sneakers

Original Name : Adrien Schmück

Gender : Male

Reshny Massaka

Character Name : Hostess Versailles

Original Name : Reshny Massaka

Gender : Female

Ludivine de Chastenet

Character Name : Céline, conservative

Original Name : Ludivine de Chastenet

Gender : Female

Gauthier Battoue

Character Name : Climbing firefighter

Original Name : Gauthier Battoue

Gender : Male

Joël Demarty

Character Name : Jean-Paul, canon

Original Name : Joël Demarty

Gender : Male

Johann Vexo

Character Name : Organist

Original Name : Johann Vexo

Gender : Male

Alain Cauchi

Character Name : Guardian of 'Lever de doute'

Original Name : Alain Cauchi

Gender : Male

Carole Gaessler

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Carole Gaessler

Gender : Female

Anne-Sophie Lapix

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Anne-Sophie Lapix

Gender : Female

Gilles Bouleau

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Gilles Bouleau

Gender : Male

Olalla Escribano

Character Name : Spanish guide

Original Name : Olalla Escribano

Gender : Female

Shuengit Chow

Character Name : Chinese guide

Original Name : Shuengit Chow

Gender : Female

Nathalie Portal

Character Name : Quebecois guide

Original Name : Nathalie Portal

Gender : Female

Anya Andrianova

Character Name : Russian guide

Original Name : Anya Andrianova

Gender : Female

Rainer Sievert

Character Name : German guide

Original Name : Rainer Sievert

Gender : Male

Sophie Chen

Character Name : Cantonese guide

Original Name : Sophie Chen

Gender : Female

Régis Chaussard

Character Name : French guide

Original Name : Régis Chaussard

Gender : Male

Yukiko Nagashima

Character Name : Japanese guide

Original Name : Yukiko Nagashima

Gender : Female

Andras Vigh

Character Name : Hungarian guide

Original Name : Andras Vigh

Gender : Male

Simon Valentin

Character Name : Firefighter responsible for the extrication truck

Original Name : Simon Valentin

Gender : Male

Alice Muneaux

Character Name : BSPP operational center teleoperator

Original Name : Alice Muneaux

Gender : Female

Florian Collet

Character Name : BSPP operational center teleoperator

Original Name : Florian Collet

Gender : Male

Florent Lemoine

Character Name : BSPP operational center teleoperator

Original Name : Florent Lemoine

Gender : Male

Geneviève Pier Boivin

Character Name : Mother of the little Quebecer

Original Name : Geneviève Pier Boivin

Gender : Female

Michel Laliberté

Character Name : Father of the little Quebecer

Original Name : Michel Laliberté

Gender : Male

Philippe Guerreiro

Character Name : Site manager

Original Name : Philippe Guerreiro

Gender : Male

Prokash Roy

Character Name : Mr. Merlin

Original Name : Prokash Roy

Gender : Male

Rosita Dadoun Fernandez

Character Name : Old lady with cat

Original Name : Rosita Dadoun Fernandez

Gender : Female

Cyril Pinero

Character Name : Fireman who draws

Original Name : Cyril Pinero

Gender : Male

Édouard Philippe

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Édouard Philippe

Gender : Male

Vincent Ronsse

Character Name : Macron film director

Original Name : Vincent Ronsse

Gender : Male

Maïko-Eva Verna

Character Name : Woman of the turnstile

Original Name : Maïko-Eva Verna

Gender : Female

Brandon Suffys

Character Name :

Original Name : Brandon Suffys

Gender : Male

Xavier Jozelon

Character Name :

Original Name : Xavier Jozelon

Gender : Male

Emmanuel Macron

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Emmanuel Macron

Gender : Male

Michaël Estarque

Character Name : Bodyguard of Brigitte Macron (uncredited)

Original Name : Michaël Estarque

Gender : Male

Xavier Desmoutiers

Character Name : Evacuation police officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Xavier Desmoutiers

Gender : Male

Abraham Amkpa

Character Name : M.d. (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Abraham Amkpa

Gender : Male

Océane Dalmazzo

Character Name : American tourist (uncredited)

Original Name : Océane Dalmazzo

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-28

Just imagine. A builder on the roof of this ancient monument is having a fly cigarette. He throws the butt from the rooftop but instead of finding it's way to the ground, it is blown through one of the slitted windows whereupon it encounters some debris from a pigeon's nest and - well quite literally all hell breaks lose. Jean-Jacques Annaud intersperses real footage of this terrible conflagration with a drama offering us a plausible depiction of just how difficult it was for the Pompiers of Paris to not only tackle this blaze, but to get through the grid-locked streets of their city to the Île de la Cité in the first place. There is a palpable sense of the heat, the smoke - and the fear as the fire fighters tried to coax the water pressure into a meaningful tool to put out the fire whilst what seemed like gallons of molten lead slurped around the roof using the gargoyles as did Charles Laughton back in 1939. The dramatic elements are adequate, but to be honest they don't really matter - most of this is eye-watering. Certainly, you are pretty clearly aware of what is real and what has been staged - the intimate photography leaves us in little doubt of that, but again that doesn't really matter. This film demonstrates the courage and bravery of those tasked with stopping history burning down around them, whilst building on the response nightmare and the religiosity of those who can't quite believe God is allowing this to happen at all! It is all told pacily and effectively in just under two hours. What I really found irritating - exasperating, even, were all the spectators clogging everywhere up - so long as they had a vantage point then the emergency services could wait their turn... Fascinating to watch, and well worth it.