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Cezanne and I

Cezanne and I

20165.91h 57m

Overview

They loved each other with the ardor of thirteen-year-old boys. Rebellion and curiosity, hopes and doubts, girls and dreams of glory – they shared it all. Paul was rich, Emile poor. They went skinny-dipping, drank absinthe, starved, only to overeat. Sketched models by day, caressed them by night... Now, Paul is a painter and Emile a writer. Glory has passed Paul by. But Emile has it all: fame, money, the perfect wife, whom Paul once loved. They judge each other, admire each other, confront each other. They lose touch, meet up again, like a couple who cannot stop loving each other.

Directed by Danièle Thompson
Written by Danièle Thompson
Produced by Nadia Khamlichi, Ardavan Safaee, Gilles Waterkeyn
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Top Cast

Guillaume Gallienne

Guillaume Gallienne

Paul Cézanne

Guillaume Canet

Guillaume Canet

Emile Zola

Alice Pol

Alice Pol

Alexandrine Zola

Déborah François

Déborah François

Hortense Cézanne

Sabine Azéma

Sabine Azéma

Elisabeth Cézanne

Gérard Meylan

Gérard Meylan

Louis-Auguste Cézanne

Isabelle Candelier

Isabelle Candelier

Emilie Zola

Freya Mavor

Freya Mavor

Jeanne

Laurent Stocker

Laurent Stocker

Ambroise Vollard

Félicien Juttner

Félicien Juttner

Guy de Maupassant

Themes & Keywords

friendshipbiographywoman director

About Cezanne and I

Cezanne and I is a drama, history film released in 2016 exploring themes of friendship, biography, woman director. Directed by Danièle Thompson, it stars Guillaume Gallienne, Guillaume Canet, Alice Pol. They loved each other with the ardor of thirteen-year-old boys. Rebellion and curiosity, hopes and doubts, girls and dreams of glory – they shared it all. Paul was rich, Emile poor. They went skinny-dipping, drank absinthe, starved, only to overeat. Sketched models by day, caressed them by night... Now, Paul is a painter and Emile a writer. Glory has passed Paul by. But Emile has it all: fame, money, the perfect wife, whom Paul once loved. They judge each other, admire each other, confront each other. They lose touch, meet up again, like a couple who cannot stop loving each other.

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