''Giorgino'' is a 1994 French

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Laurent Boutonnat Laurent Boutonnat (born 14 June 1961) is a French composer and film and music video director, best known as the songwriting partner of Mylène Farmer and the director of several groundbreaking music videos. Career Born in Paris, Laurent Bouton ...

Plot

In the 1918 war-stricken Giorgio Volli returns to the orphanage where he had been working with children for a while. When arriving he finds out that the tragedy had happened in the house – the wife of the orphanage owner had committed suicide. He couldn't manage to save her. Soon after, it was revealed that the house is almost empty and abandoned, and the children died under unclear circumstances, only one girl named Catherine survived. Giorgio starts to investigate what had happened. Through mysteries and hidden truth, he finds out that the orphanage owner, Doctor Degrace, could be involved in psychiatric experiments with children, which might lead to a tragedy. His daughter – Catherine – is autistic, but she is the only witness of life and death of children; thus, she became a key person for Giorgio to unriddle mysteries of Dr. Degrace.

Cast

Jeff Dahlgren Jeff Dahlgren is an American actor, singer, guitarist and music producer. Dahlgren's career includes singing in punk rock band Wasted Youth, star in the London-based film/mini-series ''Kosmos'', and star of the French film '' Giorgino''. As a ...

: ''Giorgio Volli'' *

Mylène Farmer Mylène Jeanne Gautier (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a Canadian-born French singer, songwriter, occasional actress, writer, and entrepreneur. Having sold more than 30 million records in France, she is ...

: ''Catherine Degrâce'' *

Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Aumont (born Jean-Pierre Philippe Salomons; 5 January 1911 – 30 January 2001) was a French actor, and holder of the Légion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre for his World War II military service. Early life Aumont was born Jea ...

: ''Sébastien Degrâce'', Catherine's father * Joss Ackland : ''The priest Glaise'' *

Louise Fletcher Estelle Louise Fletcher (July 22, 1934 – September 23, 2022) was an American actress who portrayed the antagonist Nurse Ratched in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), which earned her an Academy Award for Best Actress, a BAFTA Award, a ...

: ''The innkeeper'' *

Frances Barber Frances Barber (née Brookes, born 13 May 1958) is an English actress. She received Olivier Award nominations for her work in the plays '' Camille'' (1985), and ''Uncle Vanya'' (1997). Her film appearances include three collaborations with Gar ...

: ''Marie'' *

Albert Dupontel Albert Dupontel (; born 11 January 1964) is a French actor, film director and screenwriter. Following his father's path, he studied medicine but eventually switched to theater, disillusioned by hospital life. He started his career as a stand-u ...

: ''Orderly, the crippled nurse'' * Christopher Thompson,

Christian Gazio Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...

: ''The young captain'' * Su Elliot : ''Marthe'' *

Janine Duvitski Janine Duvitski (born Christine Janine Drzewicki; 28 June 1952) is a British actress, known for her roles in the BBC television sitcom series '' Waiting for God'', ''One Foot in the Grave'' and ''Benidorm''. Duvitski first came to national atte ...

: ''Josette'' * Richard Claxton : ''Raoul'' *

John Abineri John Abineri (18 May 1928 – 29 June 2000) was an English actor. Born in London, he attended the Old Vic drama school and described himself as "Well educated from the age of five to eighteen". He spoke a number of languages (including Ger ...

: ''Dr. Jodel'' * Anne Lambton : ''Mother Raoul'' * Valérie Kaplanová : ''The old woman'' *

Lillian Malkina Lillian Malkina (born July 14, 1938) is a Soviet, Czech and Russian actress. Early life Malkina was born in Tallinn. From childhood, she attended drama club, where she trained with Vladimir Korenev, Larisa Luzhina, Vitali Konyayev. In 1960 ...

: ''Mrs.Vennepeyn'' *

Jana Andresíková Jana Andresíková (2 April 1941 – 19 October 2020) was a Czech actress. Biography Andresíková was born in Kroměříž, and studied acting at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno. After graduating in 1964, she went ...

: ''Mme Forestier''

Soundtrack

; Soundtrack (released on December 3, 2007) : ;; Edition Super Jewel Box # "Ouverture" (3:52) # "Le Vent et la Neige" (1:14) # "La Route de Chanteloup" (1:05) # "L'Orphelinat" # "Les Montagnes noires" (2:11) # "En calèche" (2:19) # "À Catherine" (1:26) # "Giorgino theme" (3:37) # "Levée du corps" (0:46) # "L'Abbé Glaise" (1:45) # "Giorgio et les Enfants" (3:09) # "La Nursery" (3:09) # "Retour à l'orphelinat" (2:30) # "L'Armistice" (1:42) # "La Valse des baisers" # "Giorgio et Catherine" (3:49) # "Docteur Degrâce" (4:31) # "Morts pour la France" (2:28) # "Les Femmes dans l'église" (1:41) # "Les Funérailles" (2:37) # "Petit Georges" (1:21) # "Sombres Souvenirs" (2:34) # "Le Christ et les Cierges" (1:41) # "Menteur" (3:30) # "Le Marais" (1:50) # "Final" (7:43)

References

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* 1994 drama films 1994 films English-language French films 1990s English-language films 1990s French films {{1990s-France-film-stub