The White Queen (1991)
In 1960, in a coastal town near to Nantes, Jean Ripoche lives with his wife Liliane, their four children and Liliane’s father Lucien. Jean divides his time between running his plumbing business and making a float for the Nantes carnival. The Ripoche’s ordered lives are thrown into turmoil when Jean’s former friend, Yvon Legualoudec, returns to the town – with his black wife Annabelle and their three children. Before he disappeared twenty years ago, without saying a word, Yvon was Jean’s rival for Liliane’s affections. As bitter memories resurface, the relationship between Jean, Yvon and Liliane become strained.
Director: Jean-Loup Hubert
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Catherine Deneuve as Liliane Soulas |
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Richard Bohringer as Jean Ripoche |
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Bernard Giraudeau as Yvon Legualoudec |
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Jean Carmet as Lucien |
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Laure Moutoussamy as Annabelle |
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Isabelle Carré as Annie |
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Muriel Pultar as Mireille |
| Directing | Jean-Loup Hubert | Director |
| Production | Jean-Claude Fleury | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Raymonde Guyot | Editor |
| Production | Marie-Christine Lafosse | Casting |
| Art | Stéphane Makedonsky | Art Direction |
| Art | Max Decaix | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Jean-Loup Hubert | Writer |
| Art | Frédéric Duru | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annick François | Costume Design |
| Camera | Claude Lecomte | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Agathe Dupuis | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucía Bretones-Méndez | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabienne Bressan | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Gadou Naudin | Foley Artist |