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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Cast & Crew

44 members

Acting

Gérard Lanvin

Jésus-Christ / Jésus le gitan

Acting

Béatrice Dalle

Odona

Acting

Vincent Lindon

Simon Choulel

Acting

Marie-Sophie L.

Marie

Acting

Patrick Chesnais

Pierre Lhermitte

Acting

Jacques Gamblin

Le jeune policier

Acting

Paul Préboist

Le professeur tricot

Acting

Amidou

Le berger

Acting

Constantin Alexandrov

Kraki

Acting

Amina Annabi

La soeur de Jésus

Acting

Gérard Darmon

Le motard

Acting

Anémone

Mme Desjardins

Acting

Patrice Laffont

Self

Acting

Catherine Lachens

La chasseuse de tête

Acting

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

L'inspecteur du grand magasin

Acting

Patrick Edlinger

Self

Acting

Jean Benguigui

Doga

Acting

Charles Gérard

Didier Louis

Directing

Élie Chouraqui

Associé de Pierre

Acting

Denis Charvet

Unknown Role

Acting

Jean-Michel Dupuis

Le professeur

Acting

Hubert Reeves

Self

Acting

Olivier Hémon

Unknown Role

Acting

Eric Hémon

Éric Dodd

Acting

François Perrot

L'oncle de Marie

Acting

Sophie Artur

Unknown Role

Acting

Eric Métayer

Unknown Role

Acting

Marie Sara

Self

Acting

Christine Paolini

Unknown Role

Acting

Eloïse Labro

Unknown Role

Acting

Joëlle Miquel

Unknown Role

Acting

Marie-Pierre de Gérando

Self

No Image

Acting

Taragona

La mère de Jésus

No Image

Acting

Pablo Gilabert

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Aurélie Vérillon

Ecolière

Acting

Igor Hossein

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Karak Kawak

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Laurent Weil

Unknown Role

Acting

Jeanne Gentil

Unknown Role

No Image

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Maryline Mathieu

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Mercedes Metal

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Corinne Sauvage

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Jean-Pierre Beauviala

Unknown Role

Acting

Arlette Emmery

La vendeuse de robes de mariée (uncredited)

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