Kings & Queen

Rois et Reine

2004·150'

Arnaud Desplechin

DramaRomanceComedy

★ 6.9

Letterboxd TMDB #44524

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.

Cast

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