Leïla (2001 film)

Leïla
Directed by	Gabriel Axel
Produced by	Ulrik Bolt Jørgensen
Written by	Gabriel Axel Bettina Howitz
Starring	Mélanie Doutey
Narrated by	Michel Bouquet
Music by	Younès Mégri
Cinematography	Morten Bruus
Edited by	Grete Møldrup
Distributed by	Angel Films
Release dates	17 August 2001 (2001-08-17)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Denmark
Language	French

Leïla is a 2001 Danish film directed by Gabriel Axel.^[1]

Plot

A young Danish guy, Nils, is visiting Morocco, where he meets the 16-year-old Berber girl Leïla. It marks the beginning of a great, all-encompassing passion. Leïla must defy her family to be with Nils, and their love has big consequences.^[2]

Cast

Mélanie Doutey as Leïla
Arnaud Binard as Nils
Malika El-Omari as Moona
Azeddine Bouayad as Brahim
Michel Bouquet - narrator
Mitch Bateman as party goer
Christian E. Christiansen as Nils' friend no. 2
Mads Knarreborg as Nils' friend no. 1 (uncredited)

Reception

The film was met with very negative reviews and was a box office bomb.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Swedish film critic Gunnar Rehlin in Variety wrote "Pic feels tepid and devoid of emotional involvement. Due to the use of v.o., the two leads never get a real chance to convey their characters' emotions."^[7]

References

↑ Le Bulletin célinien (in French). M. Laudelout. 2006. p. 8.
↑ Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 31 August 2012. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
↑ "Konsulenter vil ikke have pop-film".
↑ "Danmarks frste Oscar-vinder fylder 95".
↑ "Leïla - CinemaZone.dk - et filmmagasin i bredformat".
↑ Morten Piil (2008). Gyldendals danske filmguide (in Danish). Gyldendal A/S. pp. 320–. ISBN 978-87-02-06669-2.
↑ "Leila". Variety.

External links

Leïla at the Internet Movie Database
Leïla in the Danish National Filmography

Films directed by Gabriel Axel

Altid ballade (1955)
En kvinde er overflødig (1957)
The Girls Are Willing (1958)
Helle for Helene (1959)
Flemming og Kvik (1960)
Crazy Paradise (1962)
Oskar (1962)
Vi har det jo dejligt (1963)
Three Girls in Paris (1963)
Paradise and Back (1964)
Hagbard and Signe (1967)
Det kære legetøj (1968)
Amour (1970)
Med kærlig hilsen (1971)
Soft Shoulders, Sharp Curves (1972)
Familien Gyldenkål (1975)
Familien Gyldenkål sprænger banken (1976)
Going for Broke (1977)
Babette's Feast (1987)
Christian (1989)
Prince of Jutland (1994)
Lumière and Company (1995)
Leïla (2001)

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