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Feature film — 2011

Chicken with Plums (2011)

7.01h 32mComedy — Drama

Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.

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A high-signal pick with 191 votes.

Celluloid Dreams / The Manipulators / uFilm / Studio 37 / Le Pacte / Lorette Film / Film(s) / ARTE France Cinéma / ZDF/Arte

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Director: Vincent Paronnaud

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Cast & crew

Mathieu Amalric as Nasser-Ali Khan

Mathieu Amalric

Nasser-Ali Khan

Golshifteh Farahani as Irâne

Golshifteh Farahani

Irâne

Édouard Baer as Azraël

Édouard Baer

Azraël

Maria de Medeiros as Faringuisse

Maria de Medeiros

Faringuisse

Isabella Rossellini as Parvine

Isabella Rossellini

Parvine

Éric Caravaca as Abdi

Éric Caravaca

Abdi

Chiara Mastroianni as Lili, adulte

Chiara Mastroianni

Lili, adulte

M

Mathis Bour

Cyrus

Christian Friedel as Cyrus, 22 ans

Christian Friedel

Cyrus, 22 ans

E

Enna Balland

Lili

D

Didier Flamand

Le maître de musique

Serge Avédikian as Le père d'Irâne

Serge Avédikian

Le père d'Irâne

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