La Rançon de la gloire
| La Rançon de la gloire | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Xavier Beauvois |
| Produced by |
Pascal Caucheteux Etienne Comar Pauline Gygax |
| Written by |
Xavier Beauvois Etienne Comar |
| Starring |
Benoît Poelvoorde Roschdy Zem Séli Gmach Chiara Mastroianni Nadine Labaki Peter Coyote |
| Cinematography | Caroline Champetier |
| Edited by | Marie-Julie Maille |
Production company |
Rita Productions Why Not Productions Arches Films Les Films du Fleuve France 3 Cinéma Radio Télévision Suisse Radio Télévision Belge Francophone |
| Distributed by | Mars Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
La Rançon de la gloire is a 2014 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Xavier Beauvois. The film was inspired by the true story about two marginalized immigrants who dug up Charlie Chaplin's coffin for ransom money in the 1970s.[1] It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[2][3]
Plot
1977 in the Swiss town of Vevey. Eddy, a 40-year-old thug, has just been released from the prison. In order to stay in his friend Osman's trailer, Eddy will have to take care of Osman's 7-year-old daughter Samira as Osman's wife Noor is hospitalized. It is the Christmas season, but the trio finds it hard to make ends meet and so, a crazy idea strikes Eddy when a news flash announces the death of Charlie Chaplin—they will steal the famous actor's coffin and demand a ransom from the family.
Cast
- Benoît Poelvoorde as Eddy Ricaart
- Roschdy Zem as Osman Bricha
- Séli Gmach as Samira
- Chiara Mastroianni as Rosa
- Nadine Labaki as Noor
- Peter Coyote as John Crooker
- Xavier Maly as L'inspecteur Maltaverne
- Dolores Chaplin as Mademoiselle Chaplin
- Isabelle Caillat as L'infirmière
References
- ↑ "'The Price of Fame' ('La Rancon de la gloire'): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ "International competition of feature films". Venice. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
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