''Le Miroir de l'eau'' (''The Mirror of Water'') was a French mini-series directed by Edwin Baily and consisting of four episodes of one-hundred minutes each.
It was first broadcast between 9 and 30 August 2004 on
France 2
France 2 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. The flagship channel of France Télévisions, it broadcasts generalist programming including news, entertainment (such as dramas, films, and game shows), factual programmes, and sp ...
.
Synopsis
Antoine Marange returns to his home near
Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence, or simply Aix, is a List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, city and Communes of France, commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the Subprefectures in France, s ...
after
sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, Windsurfing, windsurfer, or Kitesurfing, kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (Land sa ...
around the world, only to learn that the girl he had loved twenty-five years earlier, Isaure Castella, has drowned in the lake "Waters Mirrors". Her
drowning
Drowning is a type of Asphyxia, suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Submersion injury refers to both drowning and near-miss incidents. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where othe ...
was suspicious and Antoine's return unveils a lot of mysteries.
For some time, Gabrielle, Isaure's younger sister, has had the feeling that the latter's back. It started with the reopening of her bedroom that her mother had locked in order not to awaken the past. Additionally, Alice, Alexandra's daughter, has visions and regularly sees Isaure in "Water Mirrors". Alexandra is the
mistress
Mistress is the feminine form of the English word "master" (''master'' + ''-ess'') and may refer to:
Romance and relationships
* Mistress (lover), a female lover of a married man
** Royal mistress
* Maîtresse-en-titre, official mistress of a ...
of both Nicolas and Robin. This latter is a
police inspector
Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it.
Australia
The rank of Inspector is present in all Australian police forces excep ...
whose relationship with Alexandra is rather strained. Fortunately, he meets Anna, Alice's schoolteacher, who is actually about to marry, but is confused and in search of her identity.
To make matters worse, Antoine's teenaged niece, Anais, drowns in the same circonstances as Isaure. The inspector Robin is in charge of the inquiry, and the investigation will unveil secrets that had been buried with great care by the grandmother of the family, Suzanne Castella.
Cast
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Line Renaud
Line Renaud (born Jacqueline Ente on 2 July 1928) is a French singer, actress and AIDS activist.
In her 80 year career, she has appeared in 86 films and TV films, released 25 albums and 114 singles. She has also appeared in 12 plays and written ...
as Suzanne Castella
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Christiana Reali as Gabrielle Castella-Aubry
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Clémentine Célarié
Clémentine Célarié (born 12 October 1957) is a French actress, writer, director and singer. as Josépha Beaulieu
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Bernard Yerlès as Antoine Marange
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Clio Baran as Elena Aubry
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Jean-Claude Adelin as Nicolas Aubry
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Thierry Neuvic
Thierry Neuvic (born 3 August 1970) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 50 films and television shows since 1996. He starred in the film '' Code Unknown'', which was selected in the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
Personal life
He was t ...
as Robin Lary
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Gaëla Le Devehat as Anna Fauve
*
Didier Bienaimé
Didier Jean-Michel Serge Bienaimé (9 June 1961 – 7 August 2004) was a French actor. He is the older brother of Nathalie Bienaimé.
Didier Bieneme was born June 9 1961 in Troyes, France. He worked as a tutor with disadvantaged children. as Paul Marange
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Valérie Mairesse
Valérie Mairesse (born 8 June 1954) is a French stage and film actress. She was nominated for the César Awards 1978 for Best Supporting Actress for her role in '' Repérages''.
Theater
Filmography
External links
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1954 births
Fr ...
as Jeanne Marange
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Caroline Baehr as Alexandra
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Gabrielle Vallières
Gabrielle may refer to:
* Gabrielle (given name), a French female given name derived from Gabriel
Film and television
* ''Gabrielle'' (1954 film), a Swedish film directed by Hasse Ekman
* ''Gabrielle'' (2005 film), a French film directed by Pa ...
as Alice
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Milan Argaud as Raphaël Marange
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Jean-Marie Juan as Emmanuel
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François Caron
François Caron (; 1600 – 5 April 1673) was a French Huguenot refugee to the Netherlands who served the Dutch East India Company (''Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie'' or VOC) for 30 years, rising from cook's mate to the director-general at ...
as Mathieu Beaulieu
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Malcolm Conrath as Guillaume Chardin
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Lizzie Brocheré
Elizabete D'Clouassam Brocheré (, born 22 March 1985) is a French actress, writer and producer. Her English language credits include '' American Horror Story: Asylum'' (2012–2013), ''The Strain'' (2015), ''Versailles'' (2015–2017), '' Falli ...
as Anaïs Marange
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Julien Bravo as Yann
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Karina Testa as Isaure Castella
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miroir De L'eau
2000s French drama television series
2004 French television series debuts
2004 French television series endings
Television shows set in France