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
Marine Delterme
as Athenais de Montespan
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
as Duchesse de Longueville
Féodor Atkine
as Alcalet
Timothy Spall
as Gourville
Julian Glover
as Prince de Conde
Richard Griffiths
as Dr. Bourdelot
Murray Lachlan Young
as Philippe d`Orleans
Nathalie Cerda
as Königin Marie-Therese
Natacha Koutchoumov
as Louise de la Vallière's Maid
Dominique Frot
as Hysterical Woman
Gérard Depardieu
as Francois Vatel
Julian Sands
as Louis XIV
Hywel Bennett
as Colbert
James Thierrée
as Duc de Longueville
Uma Thurman
as Anne de Montausier
Tim Roth
as Marquis de Lauzun
Arielle Dombasle
as Princess de Conde
Crew
Alain Goldman
Producer
Noëlle Boisson
Editor
Roland Joffé
Director, Producer
Karen Lindsay-Stewart
Casting
Gérard Moulévrier
Casting
Odile Fourquin
Makeup Artist
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Robert Fraisse
Director of Photography
Jean Rabasse
Production Design
François Groult
Sound
Giannetto De Rossi
Makeup Supervisor