The Blue Island (2001)
France, 1940. German troops have just invaded the country, but in the rural idyll of the family chateau inhabited by 20-year-old Mellie with her impoverished aristocrat father Alexandre and adolescent cousin Robinson, the war still seems far away, apart from the fact that Mellie's rich and unpopular fiancé André has been drafted into the army. For Robinson and his friends the same age, including the temperamental Bertrand, the war is merely a game they play in the remoteness of the blue island in the lake.
Director: Nadine Trintignant
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Pierre Arditi as Alexandre, Mellie's father |
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Anouk Aimée as Eugénie, André's mother |
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Évelyne Bouix as Lily |
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Julie Delarme as Mellie |
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Jérôme Hardelay as Robinson, Mellie's cousin |
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Geoffrey Sauveaux as Bertrand, Robinson's friend |
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Manuel Blanc as André, Mellie's fiancé |
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Clovis Cornillac as |
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Pierre Vernier as |
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Anja Kruse as Germaine |
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Alka Balbir as |
| Writing | Vincent Trintignant | Writer |
| Writing | Louis Gardel | Writer |
| Writing | Jean Raspail | Novel |
| Directing | Nadine Trintignant | Director |
| Writing | Nadine Trintignant | Writer |
| Production | Christine Gouze-Rénal | Producer |
| Camera | Giorgos Arvanitis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hélène de Luze | Editor |
| Production | Marie-Christine Lafosse | Casting |
| Production | Cornelia von Braun | Casting |
| Sound | Jonathan Liebling | Foley Artist |
| Art | Valérie Leblanc | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eve-Marie Arnault | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabelle Kindinis | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pierre Berroyer | Hairstylist |