Belle Époque (miniseries)
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| German title | Belle Epoque |
| Original title | Belle Époque |
| Country of production |
 France , Canada
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| original language | French |
| year | 1995 |
| length | 240 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 |
| Director | Gavin Millar |
| script |
François Truffaut , Jean Gruault |
| music | Laurent Petitgirard |
| camera | William Lubtchansky |
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Belle Époque is a French-Canadian three-part television series from 1995 based on a screenplay by François Truffaut . Directed by Gavin Millar .
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The film depicts the fateful connection between the rich industrialist Lucien Lachenay and the young anarchist Alphonse. At the same time, the love of the unhappily married Alice Avellano for Lucien Lachenay is told. The film is dedicated to the bank crash and other historical events and personalities.
Production and publication
Truffaut, who died ten years before this film was made, wrote the roles for the actors Gérard Depardieu (Lucien) and Jean-Pierre Léaud (Alphonse). As a homage to the author, Gavin Millar gave the role of Lucien to André Dussollier from A beautiful girl like me . There are guest appearances for Sabine Haudepin (as a child in Jules and Jim and Die sweet skin as well as in a supporting role in The Last Metro ) and his multiple heroine Claude Jade from the Doinel films. She plays a single mother who finds refuge with Lucien and Alice with her little daughter during floods. Jeanne Moreau also took on the role of narrator.
Production was carried out by Canal + , GMT Productions, Société Française de Production (SFP), TF1 and Venture Movies. Laurent Petitgirard composed the music and William Lubtchansky was responsible for the camera work .
The series was broadcast on December 29, 1995 by TF1 in France.
Web links
- Belle Epoque in the Internet Movie Database (English)