A Violent Desire for Joy (2018)
Region of Occitania, France, 1792. As the storm of revolution devastates the country, young monk Gabriel and his companions live peacefully in the Franciscan monastery of Saorge, near the Italian border. But everything changes with the arrival of the beautiful Marianne and a military detachment.
Director:
Clément Schneider
Writers:
Chloé Chevalier, Clément Schneider.
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Quentin Dolmaire as Gabriel / François |
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Grace Seri as Marianne |
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Franc Bruneau as A Peddler |
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Vincent Maël Cardona as The Captain |
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Francis Leplay as The Abbot |
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Étienne Durot as Bertrand |
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Ilias Le Doré as Julien |
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Guillaume Compiano as Georges |
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Thomas Debat as Guilhèm |
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Macha Dussart as Guilhèm's Mother |
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Joseph Minster as Monk #1 |
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Henri Marty as Monk #2 |
| Directing | Clément Schneider | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magali Marchand | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Clément Schneider | Producer |
| Art | Samuel Charbonnot | Production Design |
| Sound | Florent Castellani | Sound Editor |
| Production | Bérangère Petitjean | Production Manager |
| Directing | Marie Morice | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Joaquim Pavy | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Laure Ménégale | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sophie Bégon | Costume Designer |
| Camera | Manuel Bolaños | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Chloé Chevalier | Screenplay |
| Editing | Anna Brunstein | Editor |
| Writing | Clément Schneider | Screenplay |
| Sound | Elton Rabineau | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Alice Bégon | Producer |
| Camera | Sofía Victoria Rodrigo | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Arthur Guerrand | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Maxime Roy | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |