Tous les matins du monde

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Tous les matins du monde is a novel written by Pascal Quignard in 1991. In the same year he participated in creating the screen adaptation with director Alain Corneau for the movie of the same title. It stars Gérard Depardieu as he revisits the life of his character, a late 17th century composer named Marin Marais. Narrated by Marais, the story revolves around his life as a musician, his mentor Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe and his love interests. The haunting sound of his instrument, the viol (viola da gamba), here played by Jordi Savall, is heard throughout the movie and plays a major role in setting the mood. Though fictional, the story is based on historical characters.

[edit] Theatrical adaptation

In 2000 the English dramatist and screenwriter Stephen Jeffreys may be said to have adapted "Tous les matins du monde" into a play in much the same way that "The Return of Martin Guerre" was changed into a film about the American Civil War and "Boudou Saved from Drowning" was transformed into "Down and Out in Beverley Hills." Jeffreys' play, "I Just Stopped by to See the Man," although it offers no acknowledgement to the French novel or its film version, is clearly the same basic story transferred to the Mississippi Delta in modern times, with Marin Marais made into a contemporary rock star and Sainte-Columbe into a reclusive old bluesman. Some other details in the original version are also given rough modern equivalents.

[edit] Film adaptation

In the same year with the book's release, Pascal Quignard together with director Alain Corneau adapted the novel to the movie of the same title, starring Jean-Pierre Marielle and Gérard Depardieu. The film is currently distributed by Koch-Lorber Films.

[edit] External links

• Tous les matins du monde at the Internet Movie Database

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