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Kings & Queen

Kings & Queen

20047.02h 30m

Overview

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.

Directed by Arnaud Desplechin
Written by Arnaud Desplechin, Roger Bohbot
Produced by Pascal Caucheteux
Box Office0Revenue: $3.8M

Top Cast

Emmanuelle Devos

Emmanuelle Devos

Nora Cotterelle

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Ismaël Vuillard

Maurice Garrel

Maurice Garrel

Louis Jenssens

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Mme Vasset

Nathalie Boutefeu

Nathalie Boutefeu

Chloé Jenssens

Joachim Salinger

Joachim Salinger

Pierre Cotterelle

Hippolyte Girardot

Hippolyte Girardot

Maître Marc Mamanne

Magali Woch

Magali Woch

Louis Jenssens

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Valentin Lelong

Elias Cotterelle

Shulamit Adar

Shulamit Adar

Mme Seyvos

About Kings & Queen

Kings & Queen is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2004. Directed by Arnaud Desplechin, it stars Emmanuelle Devos, Mathieu Amalric, Maurice Garrel. 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.

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