''The Scent of Mandarin'' () is a 2015 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 Gilles Legrand. It stars

Olivier Gourmet Olivier Gourmet (born 22 July 1963) is a Belgium, Belgian actor. Gourmet was born in Namur. He won the Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Actor award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his role in ''The Son (2002 film), Le Fils'' ...

and Georgia Scalliet. It was nominated for two

César Awards The César Award is the national film award of France. It is delivered in the ' ceremony and was first awarded in 1976. The nominations are selected by the members of twelve categories of filmmaking professionals and supported by the French Min ...

at the

41st César Awards The 41st César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, was held on 26 February 2016, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris to honour the best List of French films of 2015, French films of 2015. The ceremony ...

. The mother and her child have to seek shelter under the manor of kind and rich retired general. He and the mother decide to marry but they plan to have no children. The general and the mother having trouble in bed. The general decides to satisfy through prostitution. The mother quite piss about this and decide to hump with the horse keeper who has already kept an eye on her for sometime.

Cast

as Charles * Georgia Scalliet as Angèle *

Dimitri Storoge Dimitri Storoge (born 26 July 1977) is a French actor. He is most noted for his performances as Patrick Esposito Di Napoli in the film '' Through the Mist (Dédé, à travers les brumes)'', for which he received a Jutra Award nomination for Best ...

as Léonard *

Hélène Vincent Hélène Vincent (born 9 September 1943) is a French actress and stage director. Career She made her on-screen debut in 1969, with the movie ''Pierre et Paul'', directed by René Allio. A couple of years later, she had roles in prominent produc ...

as Émilie * Marine Vallée as Louise * Fred Ulysse as Firmin * Romain Bouteille as the notary * Michel Robin as the priest *

Alix Bénézech Alix Bénézech is a French actress. Biography Alix Bénézech was raised in Alsace and the south of France. She holds a bachelor's degree with honors and a master's degree in modern literature while taking singing, dance and acting lessons. Sh ...

as Louison *

Urbain Cancelier Urbain Cancelier (born 2 August 1959) is a French comedian and actor, primarily known for his collaborations with French film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and for playing Collignon in '' Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''. Career As a theate ...

as Sergeant

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* 2015 films 2015 drama films Films set in 1918 2010s French-language films French drama films Films directed by Gilles Legrand 2010s French films Films scored by Armand Amar {{2010s-France-film-stub