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
Gérard Lanvin
as Jésus-Christ / Jésus le gitan
Béatrice Dalle
as Odona
Vincent Lindon
as Simon Choulel
Marie-Sophie L.
as Marie
Patrick Chesnais
as Pierre Lhermitte
Jacques Gamblin
as Le jeune policier
Paul Préboist
as Le professeur tricot
Amidou
as Le berger
Konstantin Aleksandrov
as Kraki
Amina Annabi
as La soeur de Jésus
Gérard Darmon
as Le motard
Anémone
as Mme Desjardins
Patrice Laffont
as Self
Catherine Lachens
as La chasseuse de tête
Jean-Claude Dreyfus
as L'inspecteur du grand magasin
Patrick Edlinger
as Self
Jean Benguigui
as Doga
Charles Gérard
as Didier Louis
Élie Chouraqui
as Associé de Pierre
Denis Charvet
Jean-Michel Dupuis
as Le professeur
Hubert Reeves
as Self
Olivier Hémon
Eric Hémon
as Éric Dodd
François Perrot
as L'oncle de Marie
Sophie Artur
Eric Métayer
Marie Sara
as Self
Christine Paolini
Eloïse Labro
Joëlle Miquel
Aurélie Vérillon
as Ecolière
Laurent Weil
Jean-Pierre Beauviala
Arlette Emmery
as La vendeuse de robes de mariée (uncredited)