Film Synopsis
In 1925, Philemon Bigua is a wealthy colonel who dreams of nothing but
returning to his home country, Argentina. In the meantime,
not having any children of his own, he steals those belonging to
others, preferably those who are unhappy or underprivileged. It
is an arrangement that turns out for the best, until the fateful day
when a friend sells him his 16-year-old daughter, Gabrielle...
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Film Credits
- Director: Christian de Chalonge
- Script: Christian de Chalonge, Dominique Garnier,
Jules Supervielle (novel)
- Cinematographer: Bernard Zitzermann
- Music: Lluís Llach
- Cast: Marcello Mastroianni (Bigua),
Ángela Molina (Desposoria),
Michel Piccoli (M. Armand),
Virginie Ledoyen (Gabrielle),
Loïc Even (Joseph),
Nada Strancar (Rose),
Cécile Pallas (Le mère d'Antoine),
Gabriele Tinti (L'argentin 1),
Massimo Giuliani (L'argentin 2),
Caspar Salmon (Antoine),
Benjamin Doat (Benjamin),
Nicolas Carré (Nicolas),
Adrien Canivet (René),
Benjamin Bernard (Alex),
Roman Bernard (Max),
Mathieu Bisson (Simon),
Mathias Ruis-Huidobro (Lucien),
Geoffroy Gravier (Joe),
Steven Canigher (Maurice),
Fredy Rojas (Narciso)
- Country: France / Italy / Spain
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 110 min