Kings & Queen

2004 2h 30m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 91

DramaRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Shortly before her wedding, art gallery director Nora travels from Paris to Grenoble to visit her preteen son, Elias, who is spending time with her aging professor father, Louis, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. During her stay, she reaches out to her former lover, Ismaël, a viola player and father figure to Elias who has been committed against his will to a mental hospital. Ismaël, however, has his own problems to sort out.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Emmanuelle Devos
Nora Cotterelle
Mathieu Amalric
Ismaël Vuillard
Maurice Garrel
Louis Jenssens
Catherine Deneuve
Mme Vasset
Nathalie Boutefeu
Chloé Jenssens
Joachim Salinger
Pierre Cotterelle
Hippolyte Girardot
Maître Marc Mamanne
Magali Woch
Louis Jenssens

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arnaud Desplechin
Writers: Arnaud Desplechin, Roger Bohbot
Languages: German, French, English
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arnaud Desplechin, shot by Éric Gautier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Laurence Briaud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Emmanuelle Devos and Mathieu Amalric and Maurice Garrel carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0344273 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Arnaud Desplechin directs. Éric Gautier behind the camera. Laurence Briaud cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in German, French, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.
4Directed by Arnaud Desplechin, shot by Éric Gautier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Laurence Briaud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Emmanuelle Devos and Mathieu Amalric and Maurice Garrel carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0344273 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.