Fidelio, l'odyssée d'Alice (2014)
Directed by Lucie Borleteau

Comedy / Drama / Romance

Film Synopsis

Alice, 30, is a sailor.  Leaving her partner Félix on dry land, she sets out to sea on an old cargo ship named Fidelio, employed as a mechanic.  Once on board, she learns that she is the replacement for a man who has just died and that the ship is captained by Gaël, her first true love.  The only woman in an otherwise all-male crew, Alice is in for a turbulent time as the ship ploughs its way through stormy waters...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Lucie Borleteau
  • Script: Mathilde Boisseleau, Lucie Borleteau, Lucie Borleteau, Clara Bourreau
  • Cinematographer: Simon Beaufils
  • Music: Thomas De Pourquery
  • Cast: Ariane Labed (Alice), Melvil Poupaud (Gaël), Anders Danielsen Lie (Felix), Pascal Tagnati (Antoine), Jean-Louis Coulloc'h (Barbereau), Nathanaël Maïni (Frédéric, dit Fred), Bogdan Zamfir (Vali), Manuel Ramirez (Felizardo), Ireneo San Andres (Flores), Marc-Antoine Vaugeois (Sébastien, dit Seb), Corneliu Dragomirescu (Constantin), Thomas Scimeca (Stéphane, dit Steph (lieutenant français 1)), Marlo Aznar (Cuisinier), Meljay Sapigao (Steward), Dominic Fergus (Matelot 1), Elmer Labrador (Bosco), Nicolas Gambini (Lieutenant français 2), Michael Laranang (Lieutenant philippin), Laure Calamy (Nadine Legall), Jan Privat (Patrick Legall)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French / Romanian / English / Tagalog / Norwegian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 97 min

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