''Hôtel de France'' is a 1987 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Patrice Chéreau Patrice Chéreau (; ; 2 November 1944 – 7 October 2013) was a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. In France he is best known for his work for the theatre, internationally for his films '' La Reine Margot'' and ''I ...

. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (; 'A Certain Glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films with unusua ...

section at the

1987 Cannes Film Festival The 40th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 19 May 1987. French-Italian actor Yves Montand served as jury president for the main competition. French filmmaker Maurice Pialat won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for the drama ...

. The film was an adaptation of the 1878 play '' Platonov'' by

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

, previously adapted for a stage production for the theatre school of the Théâtre des Amandiers and directed by Chéreau. It concerns a young man, Michel and a young woman, Sonia, once in love, who meet again after several years.

Cast

* Laurent Grévill - Michel *

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Valeria Carla Federica Bruni Tedeschi, also written Bruni-Tedeschi (; born 16 November 1964), is an Italian and French actress, screenwriter and film director. Her 2013 film, '' A Castle in Italy,'' was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 C ...

- Sonia * Vincent Perez - Serge * Laura Benson - Anna *

Thibault de Montalembert Thibault Charles Marie Septime de Montalembert (born 10 February 1962) is a French theatre, film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the television series '' The Tunnel'' (2013–2018) and '' Call My Agent!'' (2015� ...

- Nicolas * Marc Citti - Philippe Galtier * Bernard Nissile - Richard Veninger *

Marianne Denicourt Marianne Denicourt (née Cuau; born 14 May 1966) is a French actress, director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 50 films and television productions since 1986. She studied under Patrice Chéreau in 1985–86 at the Théâtre Nan ...

- Catherine * Isabelle Renauld - Marie *

Bruno Todeschini Bruno Todeschini (born 19 September 1962) is a Franco-Swiss actor. Life and career Todeschini studied at L'école supérieure d'art dramatique in Genève and after graduating in 1986, he joined the Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers, directed by ...

- Bouguereau *

Agnès Jaoui Agnès Jaoui (; born 19 October 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, film director and singer. Jaoui has won six César Awards, three Lumière Awards, and a Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival. She has received numerous other ...

- Mme Bouguereau *

Hélène de Saint-Père Hélène de Saint-Père (7 June 1963 – 4 May 2022) was a French actress.Dominic Gould Dominic Gould (born September 19, 1964) is a French-American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, United States. Filmography Film * ''Jeux d'artifices'' (1987) – Stan * ''Hôtel de France'' (1987) – Manu's Friend * ''Monsieur (1990 film), ...

- a companion of Manu * Foued Nassah - a companion of Manu * Franck Demules - a waiter

References

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* 1987 films 1987 drama films French drama films 1980s French-language films Films directed by Patrice Chéreau Films produced by Claude Berri 1980s French films French-language drama films {{1980s-France-film-stub