France / May 01, 2000 / Cannes Film Festival
The Dark Room (2000)
Directed by Marie-Christine Questerbert
1h 47minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In 14th-century France, Aliénor breaks with the codes governing girls’ behavior and does as she wishes. The King of France grants her the hand of her childhood love, but her new husband deserts her immediately after the ceremony. Undeterred, she sets out after him, traveling to Siena to bring him back.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alice Houri | Lisotta |
| Christian Cloarec | Guillaume |
| Pierre Baillot | Maître Gérard de Narbonne |
| Dimitri Rataud | Marc |
| Luis Rego | The confessor |
| Christophe Bouisse | |
| Jean-Christophe Bouvet | |
| Sandrine Blancke | |
| Capucine Daumas | Aliénor, as a child |
| Thibault de Montalembert | |
| Roch Leibovici | |
| Georges Martin Censier | The clerk of the court |
| Serpentine Teyssier | Mother superior |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Chambre obscure |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Canada, France, Italy, Luxembourg |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Parnasse International, Gam Films, Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Delux Productions, CNC, Canal+, Blue Films, L.C.J. Editions & Productions |
| Release date | 29 novembre 2000 |
| Production | Sylvain Bursztejn, Raymond Blumenthal, Jimmy de Brabant, Bob Bellion |
| Writer | Marie-Christine Questerbert, Giovanni Boccaccio |
| Editing | Catherine Quesemand |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Machuel |
| Assistant directors | Marie-Christine Questerbert |
| Camera operators | Emmanuel Machuel |
| Additional photography | Emmanuel Machuel |
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| Production design | Laurent Allaire, Regine Constant |
| Art direction | Regine Constant, Laurent Allaire |
| Set decoration | Regine Constant, Laurent Allaire |
| Music | Jonathan Liebling |
| Sound | Jonathan Liebling |
| Costume design | Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz |
| Makeup | Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz |
| Hairstyling | Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Nov 29, 2000
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