What Love Means (2008)
The movie, for the most part, charts the AIDS epidemic in France from 1980 – present through the microcosm of a family, but particularly through their gay son Nicolas, who narrates the story.
Director: Renaud Bertrand
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Michaël Cohen as Nicolas |
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Nicolas Gob as Bruno |
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Bérénice Bejo as Fabienne |
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Clémentine Célarié as Hélène |
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Nozha Khouadra as Nadia |
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Valérie Mairesse as Mado |
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Valérie Donzelli as Nathalie |
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Julien Alluguette as Bertrand Ferrand |
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Carlo Brandt as Alain Guichard |
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Jean Dell as Michel |
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Sophie Quinton as Isabelle |
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Cyril Descours as Jérôme |
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Sophie de La Rochefoucauld as Mme Frémond |
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Philippe Lefebvre as Pierre Bresson |
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Alexandra Mercouroff as Gabrielle |
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Isabelle Ferron as Muriel Blondel |
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Dominique Frot as La femme médecin de Bruno/Fabienne |
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Catherine Hosmalin as Chef de service |
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Roger Dumas as Elie Sanson |
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Nicolas Briançon as Docteur Ardant |
| Directing | Renaud Bertrand | Director |
| Production | Pascal Fontanille | Producer |
| Production | Anne Leduc | Co-Producer |
| Production | Christophe Louis | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Pascal Fontanille | Writer |
| Writing | Véronique Lecharpy | Writer |
| Sound | Stéphane Zidi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Marc Koninckx | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Laurence Bawedin | Editor |
| Editing | Ariane Boeglin | Editor |
| Art | Aude Janin | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurence Azouvy | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothée Soual | Wigmaker |
| Sound | Jean Casanova | Sound Mixer |