France / Mar 27, 1996
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
An aviation magnate takes desperate measures to regain custody of his kids after he is granted minimal visitation rights by a harsh female judge. It's true that Manu Barnes is free-spirited and for much of his twelve year marriage to Mathilde that he has been too centered on his career, but he does love his kids and believes he should see them more often than one weekend a month. The judge called him irresponsible and he decides to disprove her words by kidnapping Chloe, the judge's strong-willed adolescent daughter. He takes the girl to a remote, snow-bound mountain cabin. Unfortunately, she thinks Manu is sexually attracted to her. A disaster nearly occurs there, but Chloe manages to get back to Paris. Though he knows a private detective is trailing him, the determined Manu decides to abduct his kids and take them out of the country.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michèle Bernier | Madame Lambert |
| Denis Podalydès | Sanchez |
| Emma de Caunes | Juliette |
| Bruno Lochet | l'inspecteur Cambois |
| Fabien Béhar | l'inspecteur Jaubert |
| Louise Boisvert | La chef de cabinet |
| René Migliaccio | La Fontaine |
| Christian Cloarec | Contrôleur 2 |
| Muriel Combeau | Contrôleur 1 |
| Gilles David | Commandant Airbus |
| André Sanfratello | M. Michard |
| Shush Tenin | Jeune homme boîte |
| Claude Tissot | Maître d'hôtel |
| Loïc Varraut | Mathieu |
| Christian Zanetti | Inspecteur Périneau |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Échappée belle |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Les Productions Lazennec, M6 Films, Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Release date | 27 marzo 1996 |
| Production | Alain Rocca |
| Writer | Gerard Rossini, Étienne Dhaene, Laurent Dussaux, Denis Parent |
| Casting | Bruno Levy |
| Editing | Pascale Fenouillet |
| Cinematography | Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty |
| Assistant directors | Étienne Dhaene |
| Camera operators | Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty |
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| Additional photography | Philippe Pavans de Ceccatty |
| Production design | Ivan Maussion |
| Art direction | Ivan Maussion |
| Set decoration | Ivan Maussion |
| Music | Philippe Delettrez |
| Sound | Philippe Delettrez |
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