France / Oct 28, 1997
2h 1min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
This Great War drama opens in the trenches during an artillery bombardment. Receiving bayonet wounds, young Simon (Guillaume Depardieu) drops out of the action, joining other injured soldiers at a Brittany hospital. One day he meets schoolteacher Marthe (Clotilde Courau), who lives in the household of the hospital's head doctor (Bernard Giraudeau). Soon a romance begins to develop. Cinematography by Kevin Jewison, son of director Norman Jewison.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Loïc Corbery | Pierrot |
| Mathias Jung | Gauthier |
| Cerise Leclerc | la sœur de Pauline |
| Bruno Slagmulder | Martin |
| Hervé Breuil | un soldat |
| Kader Boukhanef | Mouloud |
| Pauline Hubert | Thérèse |
| Albert Delpy | l'adjudant "Gros Q" |
Genres
DramaRomanceWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Marthe |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Camera Noire, Canal+, Flach Film, France 3 Cinéma |
| Release date | 28 ottobre 1997 |
| Production | Jean-François Lepetit |
| Writer | Jean-Loup Hubert |
| Casting | Françoise Menidrey |
| Editing | Anick Baly |
| Cinematography | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
| Assistant directors | Jean-Loup Hubert |
| Camera operators | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
| Additional photography | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
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| Production design | Frederic Duru, Irène Galitzine |
| Art direction | Frederic Duru, Irène Galitzine |
| Set decoration | Irène Galitzine, Frederic Duru |
| Stunts | Daniel Vérité |
| Music | André Naudin |
| Sound | André Naudin |
| Costume design | Annick François, Joëlle Dominique, Turid Follvik, Sophie Landry, Catherine Vrignaud |
| Makeup | Sophie Landry, Catherine Vrignaud, Annick François, Joëlle Dominique, Turid Follvik |
| Hairstyling | Annick François, Joëlle Dominique, Turid Follvik, Sophie Landry, Catherine Vrignaud |
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