''Rencontre avec le dragon'' (also known as "The Red Knight") is a French film directed by Hélène Angel.

Plot

Guillaume travels with his friend Raoul de Vautadour who has a sinister secret: Every night he turns into a beast.
The little boy Felix, a great admirer, manages to come along with the both of them. In the beginning he is very happy about that. Yet eventually he realises the difference between

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and reality. Guillaume's poverty is not romantic but simply the sparse life of an outsider who has no alternative. His doings are not on a stringent crusade but a desperate search for purpose.
Finally Felix understands that Guillaume is not to be envied.

Cast

Daniel Auteuil Daniel Auteuil (; born 24 January 1950) is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers. In 1996 he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Fest ...

as Guillaume de Montauban * Nicolas Nollet as Félix de Sisteron *

Sergi López Sergi López may refer to: *Sergi López (actor) (born 1965), Spanish actor * Sergi López Segú (1967–2006), Spanish footballer See also * Sergio López (disambiguation) * Sergi, the given name *López López is a surname of Spanish origin. I ...

as Raoul de Ventadour *

Emmanuelle Devos Emmanuelle Devos (born 10 May 1964) is a French actress. She is the daughter of actress Marie Henriau. She won the César Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in ''Sur mes lèvres'', directed by Jacques Audiard. She has also been ...

as Gisela von Bingen *

Titoff Titoff (born Christophe Junca; 18 July 1972) is a French humorist and actor. Filmography On Stage One Man Show * 2000: ''Titoff à l'Olympia'' * 2003: ''Titoff au Casino de Paris'' * 2004: ''Titoff au Palais des Glaces'' * 2007: ''Métrosexu ...

as Hugues de Pertuys *

Gilbert Melki Gilbert Melki (; born 12 November 1958) is a French actor. Life and career Nephew of actor Claude Melki ('' The Acrobat''), Melki grew up in a Jewish family from Algeria. His father, an antiques dealer, came from Khenchela in Algeria and his mo ...

as Micholas Mespoulède *

Maurice Garrel Maurice Garrel (24 February 1923 – 4 June 2011) was a French film actor. Garrel was born in Saint-Servais, Isère. He appeared in over a hundred films and was nominated twice for a César Award for best supporting actor: in 1991 for ''La ...

as the Duke of Belzince *

Claude Perron Claude Perron (born 23 January 1966) is a French actress. Career Perron appeared in the role of Eva (Nino's colleague) in the 2001 film ''Amélie ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous D ...

as Isabelle de Ventadour * Frédéric Proustas Baron Léon de Courtenay *

Bernard Blancan Bernard Blancan (born 9 September 1958) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 85 films and television shows since 1989. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in '' Days of Glory'' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival The 59th C ...

as Guillaume's sergeant

References

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* * 2003 films 2000s fantasy adventure films Arthurian films French fantasy adventure films Films set in the Middle Ages Sword and sorcery films 2000s French films {{fantasy-film-stub