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The Castaways of the Fol Espoir

08/07/2014

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3hrs 0min

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Drama

STORY

A film-crew in the early twentieth century, the cabaret known as ‘Le Fol Espoir’ has been transformed into an amateur soundstage. The motion picture tells the story of a ship and its passengers – from the famous opera singer down to the petty criminal. The film is an optimistic political fable intended to educate the masses. There’s comedy aplenty – slapstick punches, custard pies and gags reminiscent of Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle; there’s adventure, high drama moments of great bravura , and passionate love stories. The filming begins on June 28th 1914, the day of the Archiduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination in Sarajevo, the gunpowder that sets Europe alight. It ends with news of another assassination – that of Jean Jaures on July 31st followed by the general conscription of August 1st, heralded by church bells across France. The allegory of the shipwreck is filmed at breakneck pace during the last five weeks before war breaks out.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Galatea Bellugi
  • Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini
  • Sébastien Brottet-Michel
  • Olivia Corsini
  • Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

    Director

  • Ariane Mnouchkine

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Le Théâtre du Soleil
  • BelAir Media
  • ARTE France Cinéma
  • France Télévisions

    Production Countries

  • France

LANGUAGES

  • French

Cast

Galatea Bellugi

Alice

Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini

Sébastien Brottet-Michel

Olivia Corsini

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Eve Doe-Bruce

Maurice Durozier

Astrid Grant

Sylvain Jailloux

Serge Nicolaï

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