Vatel
Vatel
Release: 2000-05-01
·Runtime: 125m
·★ 6.1
History
Drama
Romance
In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a man of honor, talent, and low birth. The prince is craven in his longing for stature: no task is too menial or dishonorable for him to give Vatel. While Vatel tries to sustain dignity, he finds himself attracted to Anne de Montausier, the king's newest mistress. In Vatel, she finds someone who's authentic, living out his principles within the casual cruelties of court politics. Can the two of them escape unscathed?
Production Countries
France
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Gaumont
Légende Films
Nomad
Timothy Burrill Productions
TF1 Films Production
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Uma Thurman
as Anne de Montausier
Tim Roth
as Marquis de Lauzun
Féodor Atkine
as Alcalet
Timothy Spall
as Gourville
Richard Griffiths
as Dr. Bourdelot
Nathalie Cerda
as Königin Marie-Therese
Dominique Frot
as Hysterical Woman
Gérard Depardieu
as Francois Vatel
Julian Sands
as Louis XIV
Hywel Bennett
as Colbert
Arielle Dombasle
as Princess de Conde
Julian Glover
as Prince de Conde
Murray Lachlan Young
as Philippe d`Orleans
Marine Delterme
as Athenais de Montespan
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
as Duchesse de Longueville
Natacha Koutchoumov
as Louise de la Vallière's Maid
James Thierrée
as Duc de Longueville
Crew
François Groult
Sound
Roland Joffé
Producer, Director
Robert Fraisse
Director of Photography
Noëlle Boisson
Editor
Jean Rabasse
Production Design
Alain Goldman
Producer
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Gérard Moulévrier
Casting
Giannetto De Rossi
Makeup Supervisor
Karen Lindsay-Stewart
Casting
Odile Fourquin
Makeup Artist