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A New Life

A New Life

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20026.71h 42m

Overview

A young American falls obsessively in love with a mysterious courtesan named Melania against the backdrop of a dilapidated Eastern European landscape.

Directed by Philippe Grandrieux
Written by Philippe Grandrieux, Eric Vuillard
Produced by Emmanuel Schlumberger, Pierre Benqué, Catherine Jacques
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Top Cast

Zachary Knighton

Zachary Knighton

Seymour

Anna Mouglalis

Anna Mouglalis

Melania

Marc Barbé

Marc Barbé

Roscoe

Zsolt Nagy

Zsolt Nagy

Boyan

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Raoul Dantec

The French Man

V

Vladimir Zintov

Hired Man

Georgi Kadurin

Georgi Kadurin

The Sad Man

S

Simona Huelsemann

Prostitute 1

S

Salvador Gueorguiev

Boyan's Man 1

I

Ivan Velichkov

Boyan's Man 2

Themes & Keywords

new french extremism

About A New Life

A New Life is a drama film released in 2002 exploring themes of new french extremism. Directed by Philippe Grandrieux, it stars Zachary Knighton, Anna Mouglalis, Marc Barbé. A young American falls obsessively in love with a mysterious courtesan named Melania against the backdrop of a dilapidated Eastern European landscape.

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