1999 Madeleine (1999)
1999 Madeleine is the first step in an ambitious project by the French filmmaker Laurent Bouhnik to make one film per year between 1999-2009, recounting the turn of the century in an interweaving narrative pattern. Episode one is about Madeline, a lonely woman obsessed by religion and cleanliness. Her solitary existence leads her to place an advertisement for a man willing to share his life with a 'single, working 35-year-old.' She is a woman of our times who is caught between the paradoxes of modern life and individual needs for communication. The world offers her opportunities to satisfy material needs but, unfortunately, this is to the detriment of her spiritual needs.
Director: Laurent Bouhnik
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Véra Briole as Madeleine |
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Manuel Blanc as Gabriel |
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Anouk Aimée as Eve, Madeleine's mother |
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Jean-François Gallotte as Mr. Paul |
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Jean-Michel Fête as Mathieu |
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Aurélia Petit as Marie |
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Samuel Jouy as Jacques |
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Serge Blumenthal as Thomas |
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Caroline Victoria as |
| Writing | Laurent Bouhnik | Writer |
| Directing | Laurent Bouhnik | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nathalie Tissier | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Tony Arnoux | Publicist |
| Editing | Laurent Bouhnik | Editor |
| Production | Laurent Bouhnik | Executive Producer |
| Art | Yvon Fustec | Decorator |
| Sound | Jérôme Coullet | Original Music Composer |
| Production | André-Paul Ricci | Publicist |
| Sound | Philippe Amouroux | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Isabelle Millet | Costume Design |
| Production | Jean Cottin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Antoine Voituriez | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Aymeric Devoldère | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lucien Balibar | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Paolo de Jesus | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Étienne Comar | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Sébastien Leclercq | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jean-Marie Delorme | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Frantz Richard | Location Manager |
| Production | Philippe Roux | Production Manager |
| Crew | Gilles Henry | Cinematography |
| Editing | Clémence Lafarge | Editor |