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Le NAIN ROUGE (1998)

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Film details

Featuring

Jean-Yves Thual Anita Ekberg Dina Gauzi
Director

Yvan Lemoine
Countries

Belgium France Italy
Year

1998
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

The RED DWARF Alternative
Il NANO ROSSO Alternative

Synopsis

Lucien l'Hotte works in a large legal office. He is a dwarf and his only friend is a circus trapeze artist Isis. Lucien specialises in writing letters to break up marriages. His efforts attract the attention of a rich client to the legal company, Paola Bendoni. Paola invites Lucien to her house and the two begin an affair. At the first sign of rejection by Paola, Lucien breaks down and strangles her.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Lucien L'Hotte
    
    Jean-Yves Thual
  - Paola Bendoni
    
    Anita Ekberg
  - Isis Colombe
    
    Dina Gauzi
  - Bob
    
    Arno Chevrier
  - circus director
    
    Michel Peyrelon
  - Lambert
    
    Alexandre von Sivers
  - old clown
    
    Carlo Colombaioni
  - Picot
    
    Alain Flick
  - cast member
    
    Dirk Lavryssen
  - cast member
    
    Cyril Casmeze
  - cast member
    
    Sophie Ladmiral
  - cast member
    
    Pierre Kudlak
  - cast member
    
    Yvette Merlin
  - cast member
    
    Karl Chamak
  - cast member
    
    Philippe Drecq
  - cast member
    
    André Debaar
  - cast member
    
    Sabrina Leurquin
  - cast member
    
    Marius Babar
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Yvan Lemoine
  - Assistant Director
    
    Alexandre Bancel
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    A.A. Les Films Belges
  - Production Company
    
    Mainstream
  - Production Company
    
    Classic Srl
  - Production Company
    
    Canal+
  - Production Company
    
    Parma Films
  - Executive Producer
    
    Yvan Lemoine
  - Co-producer
    
    Amedeo Pagani
  - Co-producer
    
    Alexandre Heylen
  - Associate Producer
    
    Laurent Ventura
  - Associate Producer
    
    Odette Ventura
  - Production Manager
    
    Jean Milochevitch
  Casting:
  - Casting
    
    Patrick Hella
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Yvan Lemoine
  - Author of the Original Work
    
    Michel Tournier
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Danny Elsen
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Pascal Besnard
  - Editor
    
    Ursula Leziak
  - Editor
    
    Ludo Troch
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Philippe Graff
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Pierre-Yves Gayraud
  Make-up:
  - Make-up
    
    Dominique Collandant
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Alexis Scheliguine
  - Music
    
    Daniel Brandt
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Pierre Mertens

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