The Childhood of a Leader (2016)
The Childhood of a Leader beginnt nach Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs. 1918 lebt hier ein amerikanischer Junge (Tom Sweet) mit seinen Eltern (Liam Cunningham und Bérénice Bejo) in Frankreich. Sein Vater ist als Abgesandter der US-Regierung dafür zuständig, die genauen Forderungen des Versailler Vertrags festzulegen und in die Wege zu leiten. Diese Zeit und ihre Entscheidungen sind für den Jungen und seine persönlichen Überzeugungen jedoch, ohne dass das zu diesem Zeitpunkt schon jemand weiß, so prägend, dass er als Erwachsener (Robert Pattinson) ein erschreckend großes Ego entwickelt und mit diesem in den 1930ern zu einem der großen Diktatoren des 20. Jahrhunderts aufsteigt.
Der Regisseur:
Brady Corbet
Die Autor:
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold.
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Bérénice Bejo as The Mother |
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Liam Cunningham as The Father |
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Stacy Martin as Adelaide / The Teacher |
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Yolande Moreau as The Maid |
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Jacques Boudet as The Priest |
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Robert Pattinson as Charles Marker / The Leader |
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Tom Sweet as Prescott, the Boy |
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Sophie Lane Curtis as Laura |
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Rebecca Dayan as Edith |
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Michael Epp as Economist |
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Pető Kata as Housemaid |
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Mark Phelan as Mr. Advisor |
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Jeremy Wheeler as Mr. Deputy |
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Andrew Osterreicher as Mr. Secretary |
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Scott Alexander Young as Counselor |
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Roderick Hill as Older American Gentleman |
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Owen Good as Young American Gentleman |
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Luca Bercovici as Older Foreign Gentleman |
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Caroline Boulton as Mr. Advisors Secretary |
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Máté Haumann as Second Clerk |
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Laurent Winkler as French Local |
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Adrien Villiers as Shepherd 1 |
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Balázs Gálik as Shepherd 2 |
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Blanka Györfi-Tóth as Stage Narrator |
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Irén Bordán as Guest |
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Patrick McCullough as Guest |
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Zsófia Mihuczka as Little Girl |
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Attila Bardóczy as Parishioner 1 |
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Attila Tóth as Parishioner 2 |
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Adelaide Fastvold-Corbet as Baby |
| Directing | Brady Corbet | Director |
| Production | Rachel Desmarest | Casting Consultant |
| Production | Helena Danielsson | Producer |
| Production | Lara Manwaring | Casting Associate |
| Camera | Attila Pfeffer | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Panni Lutter | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Agatha A. Nitecka | Still Photographer |
| Art | Jean-Vincent Puzos | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Szandra Bíró | Key Hair Stylist |
| Visual Effects | Judith Bruneau | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Olivier Thys | Foley |
| Directing | Dóra Simkó | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Simon Jamart | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Scott Walker | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Brady Corbet | Producer |
| Camera | Lol Crawley | Director of Photography |
| Production | Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eszter Antal | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | David Gérain | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Brady Corbet | Screenplay |
| Sound | Emmanuel de Boissieu | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Nora Takacs Ekberg | Art Direction |
| Production | Katalin Baranyi | Casting |
| Sound | David Vranken | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Carine Gillet | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Art | Hedvig Király | Assistant Art Director |
| Editing | Jancsó Dávid | Editor |
| Camera | Márton Miklauzic | Camera Operator |
| Production | Chris Coen | Producer |
| Production | Des Hamilton | Casting |
| Writing | Mona Fastvold | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Flesch | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hildegard Haide | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Matthieu Michaux | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Judit Soltész | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Roxana Szarisz | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Szonja Szekerák | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Gáspár Szabó | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Yann Deval | Title Designer |
| Art | Boris Wilmot | Title Designer |
| Art | Orosz Tamás | Set Dresser |
| Art | Tokaji Zoltán | Set Dresser |
| Writing | Jean-Paul Sartre | Story |
| Production | Brian Young | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jason Cloth | Executive Producer |
| Production | Aaron L. Gilbert | Executive Producer |
| Production | Patrick Murray | Executive Producer |
| Production | Matthew Perniciaro | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nicolas Ronchi | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Michael Sherman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lee Stone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Megan Wynn | Co-Producer |
| Production | Major István | Producer |
| Production | Geneviève Lemal | Co-Producer |
| Production | Hanga Kurucz | Line Producer |
| Production | Mona Fastvold | Producer |
| Production | Ron Curtis | Producer |