Le Cou de la girafe (2004)
Directed by Safy Nebbou

Comedy / Drama

aka: The Giraffe's Neck

Film Synopsis

Since her parents' separation, nine-year-old Mathilde lives with her mother Hélène. Her only true friend is her grandfather, who is confined to a nursing home. One day, whilst rummaging in a mattress, Mathilde finds a letter addressed to Paul from his former wife, who left when Hélène was ten. One night, she goes to visit Paul and persuades him to track down his ex-wife...

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Film Credits

Director: Safy Nebbou
Script: Safy Nebbou, Agnès Yobregat, Danièle Thompson
Cinematographer: Romain Winding
Music: Pascal Gaigne
Cast: Sandrine Bonnaire (Hélène), Claude Rich (Paul), Louisa Pili (Mathilde), Darry Cowl (Léo), Philippe Leroy (Maxime), Maurice Chevit (Maurice), Monique Mélinand (Madeleine), Marie Mergey (Émilie), Geneviève Rey-Penchenat (Marguerite), Paul Pavel (M. Achraf), Françoise Jamet (Lucie), Sarah Boreo (Renée), Arlette Didier (Josette), Stéphane Bissot (Stéphanie), Frédéric Gorny (L'inspecteur), Marie-Julie Baup (La jeune fille du train), Sophie Dewulf (Leïla), Vincent Darré (Le contrôleur SNCF), Agnès Yobregat (L'infirmière), Florence de Mont (La jeune libraire)
Country: France / Belgium
Language: French / Italian / Spanish
Support: Color
Runtime: 84 min
Aka: The Giraffe's Neck

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