A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries ( La fille d'un soldat ne pleure jamais )

A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: La fille d'un soldat ne pleure jamais
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
122 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
James Ivory

Written By:
Kaylie Jones
James Ivory

Actors:
Kris Kristofferson ..... Bill Willis
Barbara Hershey ..... Marcella Willis
Leelee Sobieski ..... Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 14
Jane Birkin ..... Mrs. Fortescue
Dominique Blanc ..... Candida
Jesse Bradford ..... Billy Willis, Age 14
Harley Cross ..... Keith Carter
Isaach De Bankolé ..... Mamadou (as Isaac De Bankole)
Macha Méril ..... Madame Beauvier (as Macha Meril)
Nathalie Richard ..... Mademoiselle Fournier
Anthony Roth Costanzo ..... Francis Fortescue
Bob Swaim ..... Bob Smith
Virginie Ledoyen ..... Billy's Mother
Luisa Conlon ..... Young Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 7
Samuel Gruen ..... Benoit / Young Billy Willis, Age 7
Frédéric Da ..... Stephane (as Frederic Da)
Michelle Fairley ..... Miss O'Shaunessy
Sarah Haxaire ..... Mademoiselle Devereux
Marie Henriau ..... Social Worker
Pierre-Michel Sivadier ..... Mr. Flowers
Scott Miles ..... First Jock (as Scott Thomas)
Catriona MacColl ..... Mrs. Smith
Dominic Gould ..... Poker Player, Paris
Susan Gutfreund ..... Poker Player, Paris
Stéphanie Levin ..... Poker Player, Paris
Louis Niedleman ..... Poker Player, Paris
Anna Niedleman ..... Poker Player, Paris
Louis Saint Calbre ..... Poker Player, Paris (as Louis St. Calbre)
Freddy Stracham ..... Dancer
Véronique Bellegarde ..... Test Monitor
Miranda Raimondi ..... Melissa
Anne-Cécile Crapie ..... Mademoiselle Picot (as Anne-Cecile Crapie)
Eric Nacacche ..... Lawyer
Elizabeth Villeminot ..... Cassandra Smith
Catherine Villeminot ..... Mary-Ellen Smith
Florence Villeminot ..... Gillis Smith
Emma Scaife ..... Bethany
Anthony Decadi ..... Schoolyard Tease
Valérie Tolédano ..... Mademoiselle Fauchon (as Valerie Toledano)
Daniel Tepfer ..... Kevin
Alycia Fashae ..... Salomé, Soprano
Marcos Pujol ..... Herod, Baritone
Catherine Alcover ..... Hérodias, Mezzo-Soprano
Tammy Arnold ..... Real Estate Agent
Loretta Anawalt ..... Poker Player, Wilmington
Bruce Anawalt ..... Poker Player, Wilmington
Tammy Helm ..... Poker Player, Wilmington
Don Baker ..... Poker Player, Wilmington
Mitch Eakins ..... Second Jock
Christopher Berry ..... Steve Bates
Antoine Chain ..... Pierre Anloite (Billy's Father)
Woody Allen ..... Himself (interviewee on TV) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hélène Arié ..... The Queen (uncredited)
Fanny Crawford ..... (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Drouot ..... Thierry la Fronde in Program on TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pauline Kael ..... Herself (with Woody Allen) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Philippe Pelletier ..... Opera spectator (uncredited)
Kawan Rojanatavorn ..... WWII Soldier (uncredited)
David Walen ..... New Years Band Singer (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Based on memoirs, the story of an American family living in Paris in the sixties and seventies, told from the point of view of the daughter, Channe. The father, Bill Willis, is a successful expatriate writer, a WWII veteran haunted by his experiences in the Pacific. His wife, Marcella, is an emotional, fun-loving woman. The first segment is set when six-year old Benoit, a French orphan, is brought into the family for adoption: Channe and Benoit must get used to each other, and to school. The second segment deals with Channe's first friendship with a boy, this experience interrupted when the family move back to America for the sake of Bill's bad health. Having to deal with adolescence and assimilation to a new culture, along with their father's worsening health, both children experience identity crises questioning--to which nationality, and to which culture do their souls belong?

Drama which centres on the lives of one particular expatriate American family living in Paris in the 1960's. The head of the family is a veteran of World War II, still affected by his experiences. This character is based on the American author James Jones, the father of Kaylie Jones, the author of the novel on which the film is based.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 May, 2009.

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