Starring:
Jérôme Zucca
Dominique Laffin
André Dussollier
Anouk Ferjac
Juliette Binoche
PREMIERE - September '95
a film by Pascal Kané
1983
Paris, October 1959, Julien Berg (Jérôme Zucca) is studying at a Parisian school to become a teacher. The ongoing war in Algeria has caused much agitation at the school as left leaning students clash with those who support the French intervention.
Julien is enchanted by the glamorous lives led by some of his fellow students especially the fashionable Giles (Philippe Caroit) who spends his time playing poker and watching American movies. Gilles introduces Julien to the world of private clubs dominated by Brinon (Jean-Pierre Kalfon), a politically shady character with much ego and few morals. At one of these parties Julien meets the young and beautiful Corrine (Anne-Laure Meury). Gilles also introduces Julien to Elise (Dominique Laffin) who is the girlfriend of their lecturer Vidal (André Dussollier).
To impress his friends Julien takes a risk and commits a "subversive action" within the school. This leads to him being expelled while recent law ensures that he is immediately drafted. Julien is determined to object and turns to Vidal for help. His naive actions have tragic consequences and result in Julien trying to escape to Germany with Elise.
In her first screen appearance Juliette Binoche appears in just single scene as a young girl abused by Brinon at a party attended by Julien and Corinne.
Liberty Belle premièred to acclaim at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival where it appeared in the Perspectives selection.
Julien Berg
Elise
Vidal
Giles
Brinon
Mrs Berg
Yvon
Le censeur
Le pasteur
Corinne
Le joueur de poker
Le surveillant du lycée
le professeur allemand
Le genderme
Le clochard
Le 'client'
La patronne du restaurant
Pilou
Cousti
La fille du rallye
Armand
L'amie d'Armand
Poulaille
Jérôme Zucca
Dominique Laffin
André Dussollier
Philippe Caroit
Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Anouk Ferjac
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Maurice Vallier
Fred Personne
Anne-Laure Meury
Humbert Balsan
Luc Béraud
Marcel Ophüls
Bernard Cazassus
Luc Moullet
Pascal Bonitzer
Mireille Amiel
Didier Agostini
Laurent Arnal
Juliette Binoche
Denis Chérer
Laurence Claverie
Philippe Faure
Directed by
Written by
Executive producer
Producer
Original Music by
Cinematography by
Film Editing by
Production Design by
1st Assistant director
2nd Assistant director
Sound by
Produced by
Pascal Kané
Pascal Bonitzer
Pascal Kané
Nicole Flipo
Margaret Ménégoz
Georges Delerue
Robert Alazraki
Martine Giordano
Régis Des Plas
Henri Gabriel
Philippe Leriche
Philippe Lemenuel
Les Films A2
Les Films du Losange
Hachette Première
I had two days of filming and no lines.
I was full of energy, ready to do and give a lot, but they didn't ask much of me. I started with the sense that there would be a family spirit in cinema, a bit like in theatre, but I discovered a more dubious environment.”
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"Liberty Belle" by Georges Delerue
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