Que la lumière soit (1998)
Directed by Arthur Joffé

Comedy / Fantasy
aka: Let There Be Light

Film Synopsis

Dissatisfied with the way things are going on Earth, God decides it is high time He sent a message to humankind.  God likes to move with the times, so this time He chooses to speak to man through the medium of cinema.  With that in mind, He scours the planet Earth for a suitable filmmaker.  Finally, in Paris, God finds a suitable candidate for the job, an aspiring young film director named Jeanne.  Alas, she has no money to realise the project, so she has no option but to ask the Devil to help her out...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Arthur Joffé
  • Script: Jean-Louis Benoît, Laurent Jaoui, Arthur Joffé
  • Cinematographer: Philippe Welt
  • Music: Angélique Nachon, Jean-Claude Nachon
  • Cast: Hélène de Fougerolles (Jeanne), Tchéky Karyo (Harper), Ticky Holgado (L'ange René), Pierre Arditi (La voix de Dieu l'invisible), Gordon Tootoosis (Dieu l'indien), Patrick Bouchitey (Dieu le pilote), Arielle Dombasle (Dieu la blonde), Elie Semoun (Dieu le magasinier), Julie Landmann (Dieu le bébé), Le Pigeon de Cadéac (Dieu le pigeon), Sylvestre (Dieu le chat), Catherine Jacob (Dieu Suzanne), Frédéric Mitterrand (Dieu l'automobiliste), Yolande Moreau (Dieu contractuelle), Julien Guiomar (Dieu le père), François Morel (Dieu le fossoyeur), Sergio Castellitto (Dieu le touriste), Michel Galabru (Dieu le méridional), Arthur Joffé (Dieu la douche), Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (Dieu le journaliste)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French / English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Aka: Let There Be Light

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