Élisa (film)

Élisa
Film poster
Directed by	Jean Becker
Written by	Jean Becker
Produced by	Christian Fechner
Starring	Vanessa Paradis Gérard Depardieu
Cinematography	Étienne Becker
Edited by	Jacques Witta
Music by	Michel Colombier Serge Gainsbourg Zbigniew Preisner
Distributed by	Gaumont Buena Vista International
Release date	1 February 1995 (1995-02-01)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$11.1 million
Box office	$18.5 million[1]

Élisa is a French drama film directed by Jean Becker and starring Vanessa Paradis, Gérard Depardieu, Clotilde Courau, Firmine Richard and Florence Thomassin. It was released in 1995.

Plot[]

Marie is a teenage girl living a criminal life with her friends on the streets of Paris. Her mother, Élisa, suffering from poverty, abandoned by her husband and estranged from her parents, had tried to kill her when she was very young and subsequently committed suicide, while her father has never been part of her life. One day she decides to find and take revenge on her father for not helping her when she was a child. When she finds him she realises that she cannot kill her own father, at least not before he has had the chance to explain.

Cast[]

• Vanessa Paradis as Marie Desmoulin
• Gérard Depardieu as Jacques 'Lébovitch' Desmoulin
• Clotilde Courau as Solange
• Sekkou Sall as Ahmed
• Florence Thomassin as Élisa Desmoulin
• Michel Bouquet as Samuel
• Philippe Léotard as Gitane Smoker
• Catherine Rouvel as Manina
• Melvil Poupaud as Pharmacist's son
• Olivier Saladin as Kevin
• Bernard Verley as The contractor
• José Garcia as Taxi Passenger
• Philippe Duquesne as P.M.U. Owner
• Firmine Richard as P.M.U. Customer
• Samir Guesmi

References[]

External links[]

• Élisa at IMDb
• Élisa at AllMovie

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