Beaumarchais (film)
| Beaumarchais | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Édouard Molinaro |
| Produced by | Charles Gassot |
| Written by |
Édouard Molinaro Jean-Claude Brisville Sacha Guitry (play) |
| Starring |
Fabrice Luchini Sandrine Kiberlain Manuel Blanc Michel Aumont |
| Narrated by | Pierre Arditi |
| Music by | Jean-Claude Petit |
| Cinematography | Michael Epp |
| Edited by | Véronique Parnet |
Production company |
Canal+ |
| Distributed by | New Yorker Films (US) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 116 min |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $14.5 million |
| Box office | $37.9 million[1] |
Beaumarchais (French: Beaumarchais l'insolent) is a 1996 French biopic film directed by Édouard Molinaro and starring Fabrice Luchini, Manuel Blanc and Sandrine Kiberlain.[2] It is based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays. It was adapted from a play by Sacha Guitry.
Cast
- Fabrice Luchini – Pierre Beaumarchais
- Sandrine Kiberlain – Marie-Thérèse
- Manuel Blanc – Gudin
- Michel Aumont – Baron de Breteuil
- Jean-François Balmer – Sartine
- Jean-Claude Brialy – Abbot
- Patrick Bouchitey – Monsieur Lejay
- Evelyne Bouix – Madame Vigee Lebrun
- Isabelle Carré – Rosine
- José Garcia – Figaro
- Alain Chabat – the courtier at Versailles
- Pierre Gérard – Comte de Provence
- Judith Godrèche – Marie-Antoinette
- Murray Head – Lord Rochford
- Axelle Laffont – Mariette Lejay
- Martin Lamotte – Comte de la Blache
- Guy Marchand – Court Member
- François Morel – Peasant in Court
- Claire Nebout – Chevalier d'Eon
- Michel Piccoli – Prince de Conti
- Michel Serrault – Louis XV
- Florence Thomassin – Marion Menard
- Jacques Weber – Duc de Chaulnes
- Jean Yanne – Louis Goezman
- Dominique Besnehard – Louis XVI
- André Oumansky – Le président du Parlement
- Maka Kotto – Cezaire
- Jeff Nuttall – Benjamin Franklin
- Jay Benedict – L'homme en gris
- Dominic Gould – Arthur Lee
- Niels Dubost – Count Almaviva
- Marc Dudicourt – Bartholo
- Bruno Lochet – The French jailer
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