''The Counterfeiters'' (french: Les Faux-monnayeurs) is a 2010 television film based on the 1925 novel ''
The Counterfeiters'' by
André Gide
André Paul Guillaume Gide (; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the symbolist movement, to the advent of anticolonialism ...
. The two-hour film was directed by
Benoît Jacquot and stars
Melvil Poupaud
Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker.
Career
Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film '' City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-kn ...
as Edouard X., Maxime Berger as Olivier, and Dolores Chaplin as Lady Lilian Griffith.
Originally Jacquot, who is also the screenwriter, had planned this project as a 180-minute two-parter, but this was later reduced to a 120-minute telefilm.
The film premiered on
France 2
France 2 () is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews.
Since 3:20 CET on 7 A ...
on January 5, 2011. In March 2012, it was released on region 2 DVD by Optimale.
Cast
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Melvil Poupaud
Melvil Poupaud (born 26 January 1973) is a French actor, author and filmmaker.
Career
Poupaud's first appearance was, as a child, in Raúl Ruiz's 1983 film '' City of Pirates''. He met Ruiz through his mother, Chantal Poupaud, who was a well-kn ...
as Edouard
* Patrick Mille as Robert de Passavant
* Jules-Angelo Bigarnet as Bernard
* Maxime Berger as Olivier
* Laurence Cordier as Laura Azaïs
* Vladimir Consigny as Vincent
* Dolores Chaplin as Lilian Griffith
* Jean-Marc Stehlé as Mr. Lapérouse
* Anne Bennent as Sphroniska
* Thomas Momplot as Georges
*
Sandrine Dumas
Sandrine Dumas (born 28 April 1963) is a French film and stage actress and director.
Dumas was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. She has appeared in Miloš Forman's '' Valmont'', and Krzysztof Kieślowski's ''The Double Life of Véronique'', among ...
as Pauline
* Daniel Martin as Oscar
* Anne Duverneuil as Sarah
*
Hervé Pierre as Mr. Profitendieu
* Catherine Davenier as Mrs. Profitendieu
* Pavel Stepantchuk as Boris
* Jean-Damien Barbin as
Alfred Jarry
References
External links
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2010 films
2010 LGBT-related films
Films directed by Benoît Jacquot
French LGBT-related television shows
LGBT-related drama films
2010 drama films
French drama films
Films based on French novels
Television films based on books
Films scored by Bruno Coulais
2010s French films
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