Kings & Queen
2004•NR•2h 30m•7.0•Released
DramaRomanceComedy
Shortly before her wedding, art gallery director Nora travels from Paris to Grenoble to visit her preteen son, Elias, who is spending time with her aging professor father, Louis, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. During her stay, she reaches out to her former lover, Ismaël, a viola player and father figure to Elias who has been committed against his will to a mental hospital. Ismaël, however, has his own problems to sort out.
Director
Arnaud Desplechin
Writer
Roger Bohbot, Arnaud Desplechin
Revenue
$4M
Languages
German, French, English
Studio
Why Not Productions
Cast
Emmanuelle Devos
Nora Cotterelle
Mathieu Amalric
Ismaël Vuillard
Maurice Garrel
Louis Jenssens
Catherine Deneuve
Mme Vasset
Nathalie Boutefeu
Chloé Jenssens
Joachim Salinger
Pierre Cotterelle
Hippolyte Girardot
Maître Marc Mamanne
Magali Woch
Louis Jenssens
Valentin Lelong
Elias Cotterelle
Shulamit Adar
Mme Seyvos
Elsa Wolliaston
Dr. Devereux
Olivier Rabourdin
Jean-Jacques
Francis Leplay
Christian, le félon
Noémie Lvovsky
Elizabeth
Jean-Paul Roussillon
Abel Vuillard
Production
Company
Why Not Productions
Company
France 2 Cinéma
Company
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
Producer
Pascal Caucheteux
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