They loved each other with the ardor of thirteen-year-old boys. Rebellion and curiosity, hopes and doubts, girls and dreams of glory – they shared it all. Paul was rich, Emile poor. They went skinny-dipping, drank absinthe, starved, only to overeat. They sketched models by day, caressed them by night... Now, Paul is a painter and Emile a writer. Glory has passed Paul by. But Emile has it all: fame, money, the perfect wife, whom Paul once loved. They judge each other, admire each other, confront each other. They lose touch, meet up again, like a couple who cannot stop loving each other.
Keywords
- Based on a True Story
- Painting in Cinema
- biopic
- europe
- friendship
- history
- literature
Actors
- Guillaume Canet
- Guillaume Gallienne
- Alice Pol
- Déborah François
- Sabine Azéma
- Gérard Meylan
- Laurent Stocker
- Isabelle Candelier
- Pierre Yvon
- Félicien Juttner
- Freya Mavor
Director
- Danièle Thompson
After Émile Zola writes a novel about a fictional painter, he runs into conflict with his old friend, Paul Cézanne.
They loved each other with the ardor of thirteen-year-old boys. Rebellion and curiosity, hopes and doubts, girls and dreams of glory – they shared it all.
Paul was rich, Emile poor. They went skinny-dipping, drank absinthe, starved, only to overeat. They sketched models by day, caressed them by night... Now, Paul is a painter and Emile a writer. Glory has passed Paul by. But Emile has it all: fame, money, the perfect wife, whom Paul once loved. They judge each other, admire each other, confront each other. They lose touch, meet up again, like a couple who cannot stop loving each other.
Cast & Crew
Director
Danièle Thompson
Cast
Guillaume Canet
Cast
Guillaume Gallienne
Cast
Alice Pol
Cast
Déborah François
Cast
Sabine Azéma
Cast
Gérard Meylan
Cast
Laurent Stocker
Cast
Isabelle Candelier
Cast
Pierre Yvon
Cast
Félicien Juttner
Cast
Freya Mavor