The Beautiful Story

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The Beautiful Story

1992

3h 30m

7.1(26 votes)

Adventure

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past. These stories are juxtaposed.

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44 members

Acting

Gérard Lanvin

Jésus-Christ / Jésus le gitan

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Béatrice Dalle

Odona

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Vincent Lindon

Simon Choulel

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Marie-Sophie L.

Marie

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Patrick Chesnais

Pierre Lhermitte

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Jacques Gamblin

Le jeune policier

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Paul Préboist

Le professeur tricot

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Amidou

Le berger

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Constantin Alexandrov

Kraki

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Amina Annabi

La soeur de Jésus

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Gérard Darmon

Le motard

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Anémone

Mme Desjardins

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Patrice Laffont

Himself

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Catherine Lachens

La chasseuse de tête

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Jean-Claude Dreyfus

L'inspecteur du grand magasin

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Patrick Edlinger

Self

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Jean Benguigui

Doga

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Charles Gérard

Didier Louis

Directing

Élie Chouraqui

Associé de Pierre

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Denis Charvet

Unknown Role

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Jean-Michel Dupuis

Le professeur

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Hubert Reeves

Self

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Olivier Hémon

Unknown Role

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Eric Hémon

Éric Dodd

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François Perrot

L'oncle de Marie

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Sophie Artur

Unknown Role

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Eric Métayer

Unknown Role

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Marie Sara

Self

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Christine Paolini

Unknown Role

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Eloïse Labro

Unknown Role

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Joëlle Miquel

Unknown Role

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Marie-Pierre de Gérando

Self

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Taragona

La mère de Jésus

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Pablo Gilabert

Unknown Role

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Aurélie Vérillon

Ecolière

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Igor Hossein

Unknown Role

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Karak Kawak

Unknown Role

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Laurent Weil

Unknown Role

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Jeanne Gentil

Unknown Role

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Maryline Mathieu

Unknown Role

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Mercedes Metal

Unknown Role

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Corinne Sauvage

Unknown Role

No Image

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Arlette Emmery

La vendeuse de robes de mariée (uncredited)

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Jean-Pierre Beauviala

Unknown Role

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