''Savage Souls'' (french: Les âmes fortes) is a 2001 French
costume drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...
film directed by Chilean filmmaker
Raúl Ruiz. It is based on the 1949 novel ''
Les Âmes fortes'' by
Jean Giono
Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French writer who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France.
First period
Jean Giono was born to a family of modest means, his father a cobbler of Piedmontese descent a ...
. It was screened
out of competition at the
2001 Cannes Film Festival
The 54th Cannes Film Festival started on 14 May and ran until 20 May 2001. Norwegian actress and director Liv Ullmann was the Jury President. The Palme d'Or went to the Italian film ''The Son's Room'' by Nanni Moretti.
The festival opened with ...
.
Cast
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as Thérèse
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Frédéric Diefenthal
Frédéric Diefenthal (born 26 July 1968 in Saint-Mandé
Saint-Mandé () is a high-end commune of the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of t ...
as Firmin
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Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle (born April 27, 1953)Dombasle's year of birth has been a subject of much debate, and various sources have given dates ranging from 1953 to 1958. is an American-born French singer, actress, director and model. Her breakthrough ro ...
as Madame Numance
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John Malkovich
John Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Aw ...
as Monsieur Numance
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Charles Berling
Charles Berling (born 30 April 1958) is a French actor, director and screenwriter.
Life and career
Charles Berling, son of a navy doctor, is also the nephew of the literary critic Raymond Picard. His mother, Nadia, "only daughter of (French) se ...
as Reveillard
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Johan Leysen
Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023) was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film '' De grens'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certai ...
as Rampal
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Édith Scob
Édith Scob (21 October 1937 – 26 June 2019) was a French film and theatre actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in '' Eyes Without a Face'' (1960).
Early life and family
Scob was born Édith Helena Vladimirov ...
as Première femme veillée
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Christian Vadim
Christian Vadim (born 18 June 1963) is a French actor. He is the son of actress Catherine Deneuve and film director Roger Vadim.
Career
He made his film debut in 1983, working with his father in the film ''Surprise Party (film), Surprise Part ...
as Le pasteur
* Carlos Lopez as Le muet
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Monique Mélinand
Monique Mélinand (9 March 1916 – 16 May 2012) was a French film and television actress.Capua p.177
Selected filmography
* ''Rouletabille joue et gagne'' (1947)
* ''Rouletabille contre la dame de pique'' (1948)
* ''Between Eleven and Midnight ...
as Thérèse âgée
* Jacqueline Staup as Deuxième femme veillée
* Corine Blue as Jeune femme veillée
* Aimé Lebedel as Vieux chanteur
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Nathalie Boutefeu
Nathalie Boutefeu (born 1968) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter. She has appeared in 40 films since 1990. She starred in the film '' The Butterfly's Dream'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Can ...
as Charlotte
* Marc Dantes as Forgerons
References
External links
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2001 films
2001 drama films
2000s French-language films
French drama films
Films based on works by Jean Giono
Films directed by Raúl Ruiz
2000s French films
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