Farewell (2003) ( Adieu )

Farewell (2003) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Adieu
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
191 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Arnaud des Pallières

Written By:
Arnaud des Pallières

Actors:
Michael Lonsdale ..... Serge
Olivier Gourmet ..... François
Laurent Lucas ..... Chrétien
Axel Bogousslavsky ..... Paul
Aurore Clément ..... Dora
Mohamed Rouabhi ..... Ismaël
Thierry Bosc ..... Le prêtre
Carlo Brandt ..... L'amant de Dora / Le passeur
Karole Rocher ..... Servanne
Jacques Dacqmine ..... Le médecin
Jean-François Zeller ..... Le vieux prêtre
Laurent Arnal ..... Le client
Philippe Roux ..... Gérard-Georges
Thierry Machuel ..... L'organiste
Emile Breton ..... Agriculteur

Synopsis:

Under threat in Algeria, Ismahel emigrates to France where he wants to live and work, with the hope that the people he's fleeing from will forget him the time he is away. In the letters that he writes to the daughter that he left behind in his homeland, he tells his own story in the guise of the biblical tale of Jonas and the Whale. Somewhere in France, an elderly farmer has just lost his young son. His three other children help him as much as they can to get through the trial of the funeral, but the ceremony is halted when the old man falls ill. The two stories unfold parallel to each other and are alternated.

Fearing for his life in Algeria, Ismaël decides to seek political asylum in France. Meanwhile, an old French farm worker mourns the death of one of his children and begins to question the existence of God...

Under threat in Algeria, Ismahel emigrates to France where he wants to live and work, with the hope that the people he's fleeing from will forget him the time he is away. In the letters that he writes to the daughter that he left behind in his homeland, he tells his own story in the guise of the biblical tale of Jonas and the Whale.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 16 November, 2009.