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Arnaud Desplechin s stunning film interweaves two stories, that of Nora (Emmanuelle Devos), a single mother about to marry for the third time, with the tale of her eccentric ex-husband Ismael (Mathieu Amalric), committed to a psychiatric ward by mistake and convinced of his own tragic destiny. Their lives intersect once more when Nora, troubled by her young son s uneasy relationship with her new fiance and the failing health of her father, visits Ismael with an unusual proposition she hopes will solve her problems. Wonderfully played by Devos and Amalric, with a fine cameo from Catherine Deneuve as an ice-cool psychiatrist, Kings and Queen is an intricate, funny and moving epic that explores the complexities of life, love and family ties.
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A huge hit in France, where it was nominated for seven Cesar Awards (the equivalent of Hollywood's Oscars), KINGS AND QUEEN is an intelligent, extremely entertaining and complex film featuring a vastly talented cast. Cleverly mixing genres, director and cowriter Arnaud Desplechin (ESTHER KAHN, MY SEX LIFE...OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT) tells the story of an embattled, extraordinary single mother named Nora, played by the ravishing Emmanuelle Devos (READ MY LIPS). When Nora visits her father, Louis (Maurice Garrel), in Grenoble, where he is taking care of her son, Elias (Valentin Lelong), for the summer, she is devastated to learn that Louis is seriously ill. The impending death of her father, a successful writer, sends Nora seeking her troubled sister, Chloe (Nathalie Boutefeu), and one of Nora's ex-husbands, Ismael (Mathieu Amalric), an eccentric violist who has recently been committed to an institution. Meanwhile, the manic Ismael, who has a tight bond with Elias, develops an unusual relationship with the suicidal Arielle (Magali Woch) in the hospital, where he is treated by the beautiful and alluring Madame Vasset (Catherine Deneuve) as his drug-addicted lawyer, Mamanne (Hippolyte Girardot), tries to get him released. Compelling and funny, heartbreaking and tragic, KINGS AND QUEEN is a highly original, thoroughly satisfying drama that plays much faster than its 150 minutes.
Arnaud Desplechin s stunning film interweaves two stories, that of Nora (Emmanuelle Devos), a single mother about to marry for the third time, with the tale of her eccentric ex-husband Ismael (Mathieu Amalric), committed to a psychiatric ward by mistake and convinced of his own tragic destiny. Their lives intersect once more when Nora, troubled by her young son s uneasy relationship with her new fiance and the failing health of her father, visits Ismael with an unusual proposition she hopes will solve her problems. Wonderfully played by Devos and Amalric, with a fine cameo from Catherine Deneuve as an ice-cool psychiatrist, Kings and Queen is an intricate, funny and moving epic that explores the complexities of life, love and family ties.
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