An Air So Pure (1997)
In the midst of WW I, a doctor and a lawyer team up to turn a ramshackle old mountain chateau into a sanatorium/health spa that caters to the afflicted from most every stratum of European society, most of whom show up with false hope in their hearts and plenty of equally false identities. Even the proprietors have a few deceptions, chief among them is the part of the resort where they provide shelter for dying and horribly maimed soldiers. Still the atmosphere of this high-class convalescent home is that of great gentility that thinly disguises the seaminess of the guests' secret activities. Though much of the film is a quirky comedy, tragedy comes creeping in when people begin dying of unnatural causes, and not even the pure mountain air can save the owners and the residents.
Director: Yves Angelo
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Fabrice Luchini as Magnus |
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André Dussollier as Dr. Boyer |
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Marie Gillain as Julie d'Espard |
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Redjep Mitrovitsa as Moss |
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Emmanuelle Laborit as Mathilde |
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Yolande Moreau as Laure Surville |
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Jacques Boudet as Elmer |
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Jerzy Radziwiłowicz as Daniel |
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Jean-Pierre Lorit as Florent |
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Krystyna Janda as Mme Leduroy |
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Laura Betti as Mme Ruben |
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Édith Scob as Mlle Sophie |
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Nicolas Vaude as Simon |
| Directing | Yves Angelo | Director |
| Writing | Yves Angelo | Writer |
| Production | Lew Rywin | Producer |
| Production | Jacek Fuksiewicz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Christine Gozlan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Pascal Judelewicz | Producer |
| Production | Alain Sarde | Producer |
| Production | Anne-Dominique Toussaint | Producer |
| Sound | Joanna Bruzdowicz | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Edward Kłosiński | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Denis Lenoir | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Thierry Derocles | Editor |
| Production | Magdalena Szwarcbart | Casting |
| Art | Grzegorz Piątkowski | Production Design |
| Art | Jean-Baptiste Poirot | Production Design |
| Art | Laurent Piron | Art Direction |
| Art | Ewa Braun | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ryszard Melliwa | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mic Cheminal | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorota Roqueplo | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Stefaniak | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaatje Van Damme | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Dziewulska | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jérôme Lévy | Foley Artist |
| Sound | François Groult | Sound |