Villa Amalia (film)
Villa Amalia | |
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Film poster | |
Directed by | Benoît Jacquot |
Produced by | Edouard Weil |
Written by |
Benoît Jacquot Julien Boivent Pascal Quignard |
Starring | Isabelle Huppert |
Music by | Bruno Coulais |
Cinematography | Caroline Champetier |
Edited by | Luc Barnier |
Distributed by | EuropaCorp. Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Budget | $4.1 million |
Box office | $4.8 million[1] |
Villa Amalia is a 2009 French drama film adapted from the novel by Pascal Quignard. It is directed by Benoît Jacquot and stars Isabelle Huppert.[2]
Plot
Ann (Isabelle Huppert) is a gifted and brilliant musician whose sense of security falls to pieces when she witnesses her husband kissing another woman. Without hesitation, she abandons him and takes a headlong rush into the arms of a new beginning, embarking on a transnational journey that ultimately takes her to an isolated villa on the secluded island of Ischia, Italy. Once settled, Ann insists on goading herself to fresh extremes, and takes it upon herself to swim out as far into the ocean as possible. Fainting under the scorching summer rays, her floating body is pulled out of the water by local woman Giulia (Maya Sansa), with whom Ann begins to explore a whole new facet of life.
Cast
- Isabelle Huppert - Ann
- Jean-Hugues Anglade - Georges
- Xavier Beauvois - Thomas
- Maya Sansa - Giula
- Clara Bindi - Marion
- Viviana Aliberti - Veri
- Michelle Marquais - La mère d'Ann
- Peter Arens - Ann's father
- Ignazio Oliva - Carlo
- Jean-Pierre Gos - The real-estate
- Jean-Michel Portal - Piano buyer
- Maurice Bernart
- Jean Coulon - Concert Organizer
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=10674
- ↑ Holden, Stephen. "NY Times: Villa Amalia". NY Times. Retrieved 30 May 2010.