''The Ring Finger'' () is a French film released on 8 June 2005. It was written (based on a novel by
Yōko Ogawa) and directed by
Diane Bertrand
Diane Bertrand (born 20 November 1951) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her film ''A Saturday on Earth, Un samedi sur la terre'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.
Selected filmography
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Plot
Iris (Olga Kurylenko) is a young woman working in a bottle washing factory. She loses the tip of her ring finger in an accident at work and leaves her job. She moves to a nearby port city and comes across a job working for a strange laboratory at which people have "specimens" preserved.
Cast
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Olga Kurylenko
Olga Kostyantynivna Kurylenko (born 14 November 1979) is a Ukrainian-born French actress. She rose to prominence by playing the Bond girl Camille Montes in the James Bond film '' Quantum of Solace'' (2008).
Kurylenko began her career modellin ...
as Iris
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Marc Barbé as The laboratory man
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Stipe Erceg as The sailor
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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 Vladimir ...
as The Lady of the 223
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Hanns Zischler
Hanns Zischler (born 18 June 1947) is a German actor known for his cooperation with Wim Wenders's early films especially ''Kings of the Road'' (1976). Later he became an international star with his portrayal of Hans in Steven Spielberg's film ''M ...
as The hotel owner
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Sotigui Kouyaté
Sotigui Kouyaté (19 July 1936 – 17 April 2010) was one of the first Malian Burkinabé actors. He was the father of film director Dani Kouyaté, of the storyteller Hassane Kassi Kouyaté and of the actor Mabô Kouyaté and was a member of t ...
as The Shoe shine
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Anne Benoît
Anne Benoît is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 60 film and television productions since 1981.
Career
Benoît was trained at the Conservatoire de Versailles, under the direction of Marcelle Tassencourt. She later attended the Ta ...
as The score lady
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Doria Achour as The mushrooms girl
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Louis Dewynter
Louis may refer to:
People
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
Other uses
* Louis (coin), a French coin
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
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as The kid
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Anne Fassio
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana.
Anne is sometimes used as a male name in t ...
as Madame Ryen
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Olivier Claverie as Monsieur Ryen
References
External links
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2005 films
Films directed by Diane Bertrand
Films based on Japanese novels
French drama films
German drama films
British drama films
2000s British films
2000s French films
2000s German films
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