Des nouvelles du bon Dieu (1996)
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- 1h 40min
- Comedy
- 12 Jun 1996 (France)
- Movie
When novelist Alessandro Battavia commits suicide, taxi driver Evangile and her brother Nord believe that they are characters imagined in a novel, probably one written by God. Because they see their lives as "merde," they go in search of...
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| Marie Trintignant | ... |
Evangile
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| Maria de Medeiros | ... |
Karenine
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| Christian Charmetant | ... |
Nord
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Michel Vuillermoz | ... |
Jivago
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| Jean Yanne | ... |
Louis-Albert Dieu
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| Isabelle Candelier | ... |
Edwarda
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Artus de Penguern | ... |
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| Serge Riaboukine | ... |
Ferdydurke
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| Dany Brillant |
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Laure Adler |
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| Yves Barsacq | ... |
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Bernard Bloch |
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Stéphane Ferrens |
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Filipe Ferrer |
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Philippe Gautier |
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Jean-Baptiste Mondino |
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Vincent Pambaguian |
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António Pires | ... |
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Victor Santos |
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Shula Siegfried |
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| José Wallenstein |
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Directed by
| Didier Le Pêcheur | ||
Written by
| Didier Le Pêcheur | ... | (screenplay) |
| Didier Le Pêcheur | ... | (dialogue) |
| Artus de Penguern | ... | (collaborating writer) |
| Pascal Arnold | ... | (screenplay consultant) |
| Didier Le Pêcheur | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Robert Boner | ... | executive producer |
| Fabrice Coat | ... | producer |
| Sylvaine Landon | ... | executive producer |
| Joaquim Pinto | ... | executive producer |
| Michelle Plaa | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Jean-Louis Négro | ||
Cinematography by
| Gérard Simon | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Sylvie Landra | ||
Editorial Department
| Yves Beloniak | ... | assistant editor trainee |
| Benjamin Brunet | ... | assistant editor trainee |
| Didier de Keyser | ... | lab technician |
| Béatrice Decnop | ... | rushes supervisor |
| Yann Hervé | ... | assistant editor |
| Hafed Ikhlef | ... | color timer |
| Colette Kassabian | ... | negative cutter |
| Yvan Lucas | ... | color timer |
| Charlotte Meunier | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Michaël Philips | ... | consulting editor |
| Emmanuelle Soupa | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Raphaele Urtin | ... | assistant editor (as Raphaëlle Hurtin) |
Casting By
| Margarida Roberto | ||
| Shula Siegfried | ||
| Patrícia Vasconcelos | ||
Art Direction by
| Jean-Jacques Gernolle | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jean-Jacques Gernolle | ||
Costume Design by
| Brigitte Calvet | ||
| Marie Calvet | ||
| Teresa Campos | ||
Makeup Department
| Fiona Clegg | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Sano De Perpessac | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
| Esmé Sciaroni | ... | key makeup artist (as Esmée Sciaroni) |
Production Management
| Carlos Barreto | ... | production manager trainee |
| José Pedro Benaro | ... | production manager |
| Nadia Boulbahri | ... | production manager trainee |
| João Pedro Bénard | ... | production manager |
| Vicente Coentro | ... | production manager trainee (as Vincente Coentre) |
| João da Ponte | ... | unit manager |
| Hélène de Rosnay | ... | assistant unit manager |
| François Delonnay | ... | production manager trainee |
| Fabienne Guillot | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Arnaud Lecellier | ... | production manager trainee |
| Stéphane Navarro | ... | production manager trainee |
| Adriana Novais | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Victor Pereira | ... | production manager trainee |
| Nicolas Picard-Dreyfuss | ... | production manager trainee (as Nicolas Picard) |
| Michelle Plaa | ... | production manager |
| Manuela Riobom | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Christian Sarrazin | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Arnaud Sauboua-Suraud | ... | production manager trainee |
| Framboise Thouary | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Thomas Brutschi | ... | second assistant director |
| Christophe Douchand | ... | first assistant director |
| Carlos Gonçalves | ... | second assistant director (as Carlos Goncalves) |
| Francisco Quintela | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Fernando Areal | ... | property master |
| Nuno Bravo | ... | painter |
| Nuño Bravo | ... | painter |
| Luís Fernando Cardoso de Oliveira | ... | art director trainee |
| Luis Filipe Carmo | ... | construction supervisor |
| Jose Casaca | ... | carpenter (as José Casaca) |
| Eduardo Filipe | ... | key painter |
| Jean-Baptiste Gallou | ... | key painter |
| Fabienne Guillot | ... | prop buyer |
| Christine Huet | ... | painter |
| Christophe Inizan | ... | construction coordinator |
| Gilles Iscan | ... | carpenter tracer |
| João Paulo Laranjeiro | ... | carpenter |
| Laurent Le Gall | ... | carpenter |
| Joao Pedro Mamede | ... | assistant art director |
| Miguel Mendes | ... | first assistant art director |
| Nicolas Peres | ... | construction manager |
| Christine Rey | ... | upholsterer |
| José Manuel Sales | ... | assistant art director |
| Frédéric Schaumburg | ... | carpenter tracer |
| Franck Schwarz | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Bertrand Seitz | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Christophe Serraz | ... | carpenter tracer |
| François Vachter | ... | painter |
| Clara Vinhais | ... | set dresser |
| Catherine Werner Schmit | ... | set decorator (as Catherine Werner-Schmidt) |
| Yani Zandvilliet | ... | false wood letter painter |
Sound Department
| Pierre-Alain Besse | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Olivier Burgaud | ... | boom operator |
| Eric Chevallier | ... | sound recordist |
| Bruno Cottance | ... | sound recordist |
| Gilbert Crozet | ... | post synchronization |
| Emmanuelle Lalande | ... | sound editor |
| Jérôme Lévy | ... | foley artist |
| Pascal Mazière | ... | foley artist |
| Pedro Melo | ... | boom operator |
| François Musy | ... | sound |
| Elisabeth Paquotte | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Vasco Pimentel | ... | sound engineer |
Special Effects by
| Philippe Alleton | ... | special effects |
| Eric Knopp | ... | special effects (as Erick Knopp) |
Stunts
| Jean-Louis Airola | ... | stunts |
| Alain Barbier | ... | stunts |
| Stéphane Boulay | ... | stunt driver |
| Linda Guégan | ... | stunts (as Linda Guegan) |
| Jean-Claude Lagniez | ... | stunts |
| Patrick Médioni | ... | stunts |
| Patrick Ronchin | ... | stunt driver |
| Nicolas Savic | ... | stunt driver |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Olivier Abelé | ... | electrician |
| Paulo Aires | ... | assistant video operator |
| Paulo Alves | ... | electrician |
| Paulo Jorge Alves | ... | electrician |
| João Barradas | ... | groupman |
| Jérôme Billa | ... | second assistant camera |
| Xavier Bonnet | ... | hot head technician |
| Richard Boutin | ... | still photographer |
| Hervé Dabbadie | ... | second assistant camera (as Hervé Dabady) |
| Cendrine Dedise | ... | first assistant camera |
| Stéphane Dion | ... | electrician |
| Octávio Espírito Santo | ... | first assistant camera |
| Michel Figuet | ... | still photographer |
| Philippe Garnier | ... | grip |
| Jean-Pierre Hervé | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Marc Koninckx | ... | steadicam operator |
| António Leitão | ... | grip |
| Francesca Mantovani | ... | still photographer |
| Georges Manulelis | ... | electrician |
| Helder Mendes | ... | gaffer |
| Didier Morel | ... | second assistant camera |
| João Natividade | ... | second assistant camera |
| David Nissen | ... | assistant video operator |
| Pedro Paiva | ... | lighting technician |
| Joël Paupardin | ... | key grip |
| Frédéric Perrin | ... | grip |
| Eric Pezzali | ... | grip |
| José Pichel | ... | key grip |
| Americo Pinto | ... | grip (as Américo Pinto) |
| Patrick Rebatel | ... | gaffer |
| Vincent Rodriguez | ... | electrician |
| Patrick Rotily | ... | electrician |
| Hugues Ryffel | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Gérard Sionneau | ... | groupman |
| Mário Viegas | ... | electrician |
| Serge Vincent | ... | electrician |
| Jörg Widmer | ... | steadicam operator |
| Thomas Wollenberger | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Teresa Pinto Leite | ... | seamstress |
Location Management
| Olivier Bourdon | ... | locations |
| Christopher Gachet | ... | locations (as Christophe Gachet) |
| Agnès Holo | ... | locations |
Music Department
| Pierre Jouvet | ... | assistant composer |
| Jean-Louis Négro | ... | conductor |
| Guy Szakolczai | ... | music copyright manager: Music Services |
Script and Continuity Department
| Valérie Chorenslup | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Fernando França | ... | truck driver |
| Jean-Claude Houbart | ... | truck driver |
Additional Crew
| Sandra Benhamou | ... | production secretary |
| Jean-Paul Bessire | ... | production administrator |
| Aude Boedec | ... | production secretary |
| Isabelle Fauvel | ... | consultant: Initiative Films |
| Paula Fortunato | ... | production secretary |
| Monique le Goff | ... | assistant production administrator |
| Margarida Sousa | ... | production administrator |
Thanks
| Catherine Adart | ... | thanks (as Catherine Addar) |
| Laure Adler | ... | thanks |
| Laurence Aupetit | ... | thanks |
| Erik Gilbert Claude Bathelemy | ... | thanks |
| Jacques Bauduin | ... | thanks (as Jacques Baudoin) |
| Frédéric Bazin | ... | thanks: Auditorium de Joinville |
| Jean-Claude Beineix | ... | thanks: Les Assurances Continentales |
| Pascal Berhault | ... | thanks: Alga |
| Nathalie Bloch-Lainé | ... | thanks |
| Mathieu Boogaerts | ... | thanks |
| William Bourdon | ... | thanks |
| Pierre-Jacques Bénichou | ... | thanks |
| Andriana Cavaletti | ... | thanks |
| Thérèse Chevalier | ... | thanks: Cinélumières |
| Gérard Dassonville | ... | thanks: LTC |
| Nathalie Delest | ... | thanks |
| Florence Deplanque | ... | thanks |
| Laure Desbruères | ... | thanks |
| Isabelle Devaux | ... | thanks: Cofiloisirs |
| Françoise Elefantis | ... | thanks: Kodak |
| Marianne Faurobert | ... | thanks |
| Stéphane Ferrens | ... | thanks |
| Benoît Ferreux | ... | thanks |
| Louis Fleury | ... | thanks |
| Émilie Fleury | ... | thanks |
| Marithé Florean | ... | thanks |
| Colette Gervais | ... | thanks: Banque de la Cité |
| Anna Louisa Girod | ... | thanks (as Anne Girod) |
| Jean-Pierre Haie | ... | thanks |
| Stéphane Hansart | ... | thanks |
| Philippe Haïm | ... | thanks |
| Jacques Henocq | ... | thanks |
| Françoise Le Goff | ... | thanks: Les Films du Dauphin |
| Paulin Le Pêcheur | ... | thanks |
| Zahlia Le Pêcheur | ... | thanks |
| M. Lerat | ... | thanks: Club Tatra |
| Stéphane Leroy | ... | thanks |
| Christophe Magny | ... | thanks |
| Marc Marder | ... | thanks |
| Karine Mazloumian | ... | thanks |
| Eric Michen | ... | thanks |
| Marysette Moisset | ... | thanks: Hasdrubal |
| Margaret Ménégoz | ... | thanks |
| Vincent Pambaguian | ... | thanks |
| Thierry Peronne | ... | thanks: OBC |
| Bruno Pesery | ... | thanks |
| Dominique Pinon | ... | thanks |
| Charlotte Quenard | ... | thanks |
| Christiane Quenard | ... | thanks |
| Jean-Michel Rey | ... | thanks |
| Jacques Sanjuan | ... | thanks |
| Alice Sapience | ... | thanks |
| Benoit Sevic | ... | thanks |
| Marc Silvera | ... | thanks |
| Juliette Simoni | ... | thanks |
| Jean-Pierre Solal | ... | thanks (as Jean-Pierre Cohen Solal) |
| Max Soussana | ... | thanks |
| Brian Stevens | ... | thanks |
| Charles Tissier | ... | thanks |
| Marie Trintignant | ... | thanks |
| Nadine Trintignant | ... | thanks |
| Alix Turrettini | ... | thanks |
| Yann Van De Kerchove | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Program 33 (co-production)
- M6 Films (co-production)
- GER (co-production)
- Ciné Manufacture (co-production)
- Canal+ (participation)
- Sofica Sofinergie 3 (in association with)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- Eurimages (support)
- Office Fédéral de la Culture (support)
- Instituto Português da Arte Cinematográfica e Audiovisual (IPACA) (support)
- Ministère de la Culture (participation)
- Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM) (participation)
Distributors
- PolyGram Film Distribution (1996) (France) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinefood (catering)
- Samalga (camera equipment provided by)
- Kodak (film negative)
- Ciné Lumières de Paris (grip and lighting equipment)
- Weather Day (grip and lighting equipment)
- Digimage Cinema (telecine)
- Audio 24/25 (post-production sound services)
- Les Auditoriums de Joinville (sound studio)
- Zéro de Conduite Productions (titles and opticals)
- Assurances Continentales, Les (insurance)
- Tapages (acknowledgement)
- DCA (acknowledgement)
- Dupont (acknowledgement)
- Angels & Bermans, Paris (acknowledgement)
- Ateliers Denis Poulin (acknowledgement)
- Intermonde (acknowledgement)
- Aérofeu Lille (acknowledgement)
- CICAR (acknowledgement)
- PLS (acknowledgement)
- Cinemate (camera equipment provided by)
- Rolle (sound studio)
- Avid (editing equipment)
- Manhattan Productions (soundtrack)
- Edition Julliard (book publisher)
- DCTE (thanks)
- Distance (thanks)
- Fonds de Dotation Agnès b. (thanks)
- Chipie (thanks)
- Hervé Chapelier (thanks)
- Joseph (thanks)
- Next Stop (thanks)
- Tara (thanks)
- Fondation Jules Lebaudy (thanks)
- Mairie de Triel sur Seine (thanks)
- Mairie de Suresnes (thanks)
- Hopital Foch (thanks)
- Hopital Sainte-Anne (thanks)
- Câmara Municipal de Viana Do Castelo (thanks)
- Camara Municipal de Amarante (thanks)
- Ministério da Marinha (thanks)
Storyline
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When novelist Alessandro Battavia commits suicide, taxi driver Evangile and her brother Nord believe that they are characters imagined in a novel, probably one written by God. Because they see their lives as "merde," they go in search of God to get their story rewritten. Along the way--believing that everything is imaginary anyway--they shoot people, rob pharmacies, and tie up the residents of places where they squat. They also gather a taxi full of eccentrics, including a priest, Battavia's suicidal widow, and a policewoman; various couples pair off. Soon life imitates art: the events and ellipses seem lifted from modern fiction as the group's quest for God continues. What's real?
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| Taglines | Dieu existe... Helas, ils l'ont rencontre See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | References a fake essay book, «Un bref désir d'éternité» by Louis-Albert Dieu, who appears to the group of people searching for God, wearing a uniform similar to that of a U.S. 7th Cavalry soldier. Dieu's character is played by Jean Yanne. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Ghost Rider See more » |