
Feature film — 2004
Kings & Queen (2004)
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.
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A high-signal pick with 91 votes.
Why Not Productions / France 2 Cinéma / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
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Director: Arnaud Desplechin
On screen
Cast & crew

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
