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KARNAVAL (1999)

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Film details

Featuring

Clovis Cornillac Sylvie Testud Amar Ben Abdallah
Director

Thomas Vincent
Countries

Belgium Switzerland France
Year

1999
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Drama. A story set against the background of an annual carnival which takes place at Dunkirk. A bored wife becomes involved with a young man from an Arabian background that she meets by chance; he in turn becomes infatuated, to the extent of postponing his move to Marseilles so that he can be near her. Her husband decides to confront his rival with dramatic results.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Christian
    
    Clovis Cornillac
  - Bea
    
    Sylvie Testud
  - Larbi
    
    Amar Ben Abdallah
  - Isabelle
    
    Martine Godart
  - Pine
    
    Jean-Paul Rouve
  - Dorianne
    
    Dominique Baeyens
  - Gigi
    
    Thierry Bertein
  - Bea's mother
    
    Martine Godart
  - Verhoeven
    
    Hervé Pierre
  - Nasser
    
    Karim Attia
  - Emilie
    
    Manon Seys
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Thomas Vincent
  - Assistant Director
    
    Philippe Larue
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Emmanuelle Forner
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    ADR Productions (Paris)
  - Production Company
    
    Compagnie Méditerranéenne du Cinéma
  - Production Company
    
    Thelma Film AG
  - Production Company
    
    RTBF (Télévision Belge)
  - Production Company
    
    Arte France Cinéma
  - With participation of
    
    Canal+
  - With participation of
    
    CNC - Centre national de la cinématographie
  - With participation of
    
    Films du Bois Sacre
  - Executive Producer {Belgium}
    
    Patrick Quinet
  - Producer
    
    Alain Rozanes
  - Producer
    
    Pascal Verroust
  - Co-producer
    
    Thierry Abel
  - Co-producer
    
    Pierre Alain Meier
  - Co-producer
    
    Richard Boidin
  - Co-producer
    
    Georges Goldenstern
  - Co-producer
    
    Arlette Zylberberg
  Casting:
  - Casting
    
    Nathalie Chéron
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Thomas Vincent
  - Screenplay
    
    Maxime Sassier
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Dominique Bouilleret
  - Director of Photography
    
    Patrick Allombert
  - Director of Photography
    
    Olivier Gallois
  - Director of Photography
    
    Colin Houben
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Pauline Dairou
  - Editor
    
    Benoît Alavoine
  - Editor
    
    Ana Agnello
  - Editor
    
    Raphaël Brisard
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    André Fonsny
  Costumes:
  - Costume Designer
    
    Anne Fournier
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Krishna Lévy
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Régis Leroux
  - Sound
    
    Amaury de Nexon

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