A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
Directed by James Ivory
Drama
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
Film Synopsis
In the 1960s, Bill Willis, a successful American writer, lives in Paris with his wife Marcella and six-year-old daughter Channe. After a series of miscarriages, the couple decide to adopt Benoît, a little French boy of the same age as their daughter. Once he has settled into his new home, Benoît changes his name to Billy. Channe is at first jealous of the attention her new sibling is receiving but she soon warms to him and they become the best of friends. Now a teenager, Channe has developed a close friendship with a boy named Francis. The family routine is disrupted when Bill announces he must return to America for a heart operation...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: James Ivory
- Script: Kaylie Jones (novel), James Ivory, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- Cinematographer: Jean-Marc Fabre
- Music: Richard Robbins
- Cast: Kris Kristofferson (Bill Willis), Barbara Hershey (Marcella Willis), Leelee Sobieski (Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis), Jane Birkin (Mrs. Fortescue), Dominique Blanc (Candida), Jesse Bradford (Billy Willis, Age 14), Harley Cross (Keith Carter), Isaach De Bankolé (Mamadou), Macha Méril (Madame Beauvier), Nathalie Richard (Mademoiselle Fournier), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Francis Fortescue), Bob Swaim (Bob Smith), Virginie Ledoyen (Billy's Mother), Luisa Conlon (Young Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis), Samuel Gruen (Benoit), Frédéric Da (Stephane), Michelle Fairley (Miss O'Shaunessy), Sarah Haxaire (Mademoiselle Devereux), Marie Henriau (Social Worker), Pierre-Michel Sivadier (Mr. Flowers)
- Country: France / UK / USA
- Language: English / French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 127 min
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