Élisa (film)

Élisa
Film poster
Directed by	Jean Becker
Produced by	Henri Brichetti Christian Fechner
Written by	Jean Becker Fabrice Carazo
Starring	Vanessa Paradis Gérard Depardieu Clotilde Courau Sekkou Sall Florence Thomassin Firmine Richard Olivier Saladin Philippe Duquesne
Music by	Michel Colombier Serge Gainsbourg Zbigniew Preisner
Cinematography	Étienne Becker
Edited by	Jacques Witta
Distributed by	Gaumont Buena Vista International
Release dates	1 February 1995 (1995-02-01)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	$11.1 million
Box office	$18.5 million[1]

Élisa is a French drama film directed by Jean Becker and starring Gérard Depardieu, Vanessa Paradis, Firmine Richard and Florence Thomassin. It was released in 1995.

Plot

Marie is a teenage girl living a semi-criminal life on the streets of Paris with her friends. Her mother, Élisa, suffering from a deep depression, tried to kill little Marie when she was very young and subsequently committed suicide, while her father has never been part of her life. One day she decides to take revenge on her father for not helping her when she lost her mother. But when she finds him she realises that she cannot kill her own father, at least not before he has had the chance to explain.

Cast

• Vanessa Paradis as Marie Desmoulin
• Gérard Depardieu as Jacques 'Lébovitch' Desmoulin
• Clotilde Courau as Solange
• Sekkou Sall as Ahmed
• Florence Thomassin as Élisa Desmoulin
• Michel Bouquet as Samuel
• Catherine Rouvel as Manina
• Firmine Richard as P.M.U. Customer
• Olivier Saladin as Kevin
• Philippe Duquesne as Gitane Smoker
• José Garcia as Taxi Passenger

References

External links

• Élisa at the Internet Movie Database
• Élisa at AllMovie