Summary
Le Bel été 1914 is a French film first released in 1996,
directed by Christian de Chalonge.
The film is based on a novel by Louis Aragon and stars Claude Rich, Maria Pacôme, Hippolyte Girardot, Judith Henry and Marianne Denicourt.
It has also been released under the title: 1914 the Glorious Summer.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Le Bel été 1914 (The Glorious Summer of 1914) finds
us in the rural French countryside, prior to the First World War.
Gabriel (Robinson Stévenin) a young teen, arrives at the family
summer home and immediately falls in love with a distant cousin, before
causing mayhem for himself and the family. Excellent performances
by the whole cast, especially by Robinson Stévenin as the
mysterious troubled boy in a summer that is anything but glorious.
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Credits
- Director: Christian de Chalonge
- Script: Louis Aragon (novel), Christian de Chalonge, Dominique Garnier
- Photo: Patrick Blossier
- Music: Michel Portal
- Cast: Claude Rich (Comte de Sainteville), Maria Pacôme (Maria), Hippolyte Girardot (Pierre Mercadier), Judith Henry (Paulette Mercadier), Marianne Denicourt (Blanche Pailleron), Philippe Torreton (Ernest Pailleron), Emmanuel Salinger (Le docteur Moreau), Julia Maraval (Suzanne), Robinson Stévenin (Gabriel), Pauline De Boever (Yvonne), Marie-Joséphine Crenn (Jeanne), Maria Lhande (Marthe), Cécile Caillaud (Rosine), Carole Richert (Denise)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 117 min
- Aka: 1914 the Glorious Summer
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