The Beautiful Story
La Belle Histoire
Release: 1992-03-18
·Runtime: 210m
·★ 7.1
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past. These stories are juxtaposed.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Les Films 13
TF1 Films Production
Cast
Vincent Lindon
as Simon Choulel
Catherine Lachens
as La chasseuse de tête
Élie Chouraqui
as Associé de Pierre
Patrick Chesnais
as Pierre Lhermitte
Patrice Laffont
as Self
Sophie Artur
Jean-Michel Dupuis
as Le professeur
Marie-Sophie L.
as Marie
Amidou
as Le berger
Patrick Edlinger
as Self
Jean Benguigui
as Doga
Aurélie Vérillon
as Ecolière
Laurent Weil
Gérard Lanvin
as Jésus-Christ / Jésus le gitan
Béatrice Dalle
as Odona
Charles Gérard
as Didier Louis
Joëlle Miquel
Konstantin Aleksandrov
as Kraki
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
as L'inspecteur du grand magasin
Jean-Pierre Beauviala
Paul Préboist
as Le professeur tricot
Olivier Hémon
Eric Métayer
Marie Sara
as Self
Christine Paolini
Hubert Reeves
as Self
Eric Hémon
as Éric Dodd
François Perrot
as L'oncle de Marie
Amina Annabi
as La soeur de Jésus
Gérard Darmon
as Le motard
Anémone
as Mme Desjardins
Denis Charvet
Eloïse Labro
Jacques Gamblin
as Le jeune policier
Arlette Emmery
as La vendeuse de robes de mariée (uncredited)
