The Jewish Cardinal (2013)
The Jewish Cardinal tells the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his cultural identity as a Jew even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later joining the priesthood. Quickly rising within the ranks of the Church, Lustiger was appointed Archbishop of Paris by Pope John Paul II―and found a new platform to celebrate his dual identity as a Catholic Jew, earning him both friends and enemies from either group. When Carmelite nuns settle down to build a convent within the cursed walls of Auschwitz, Lustiger finds himself a mediator between the two communities―and he may be forced, at last, to choose his side.
Director: Ilan Duran Cohen
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Laurent Lucas as Jean-Marie Lustiger |
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Aurélien Recoing as Jean-Paul II |
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Audrey Dana as Fanny |
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Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet as Le père Julien |
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Alex Skarbek as Père Kristof |
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Nathalie Richard as La Mère Superiéure |
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Bruno Todeschini as Théo Klein |
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Jean-Noël Martin as Monseigneur Courcoux |
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Henri Guybet as Charles Lustiger |
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Marie Beaujeux as Charlotte |
| Sound | Nathaniel Méchaly | Music |
| Directing | Ilan Duran Cohen | Director |
| Writing | Ilan Duran Cohen | Writer |
| Writing | Chantal de Rudder | Writer |
| Camera | Christophe Graillot | Director of Photography |
| Production | Joëy Faré | Producer |
| Editing | Fabrice Rouaud | Editor |
| Editing | Elif Uluengin | Editor |
| Production | Tatiana Vialle | Casting |
| Art | Isabelle Filleul de Brohy | Production Design |
| Art | Valérie Grall | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amélie Bouilly | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisa Costa | Makeup Artist |