Élisa
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Marie has had a tough childhood ever since her mother Elisa committed suicide. She has spent most of her life in an orphanage and now makes a living as a small time criminal in Paris. Now she wants to unravel her past and find her father whom she blames for her mother's death.
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Cast
51 people
Vanessa Paradis
Marie
Known for
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Gérard Depardieu
Jacques 'Lébovitch', Marie's father
Known for
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Clotilde Courau
Solange, Marie's friend
Known for
La Vie en Rose
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Sekkou Sall
Ahmed, Marie's friend
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Florence Thomassin
Elisa, Marie's mother
Known for
Blood Coast
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Werner Schreyer
DS driver
Known for
Another 9 1/2 Weeks
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Michel Bouquet
Samuel
Known for
The Toy
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Philippe Léotard
Gitanes Smoker
Known for
French Connection II
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Catherine Rouvel
Marina
Known for
Borsalino
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Melvil Poupaud
Pharmacist's son
Known for
Laurence Anyways
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Olivier Saladin
Kevin
Known for
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Bernard Verley
Entrepreneur
Known for
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By the Grace of God
Jean Becker Director · Fabrice Carazo Writer Zbigniew Preisner Composer
Director Writer
Jean Becker
Writer
Fabrice Carazo
Composer
Zbigniew Preisner
Composer
Serge Gainsbourg
Composer
Michel Colombier
Cinematographer
Étienne Becker
Editor
Jacques Witta
Production designer
Thérèse Ripaud
Costume designer
Arianne Phillips
Costume designer
Gil Noir
Costume designer
Marie-Françoise Perochon
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $11M · United States release November 11, 1995
Box office
Budget
$11,100,000
Worldwide gross
$18,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Les Films Christian Fechner
Production
Solo Productions
Production
TF1 Films Production
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 1, 1995
Theatrical
United States · November 11, 1995
Theatrical
Argentina
January 23, 1997 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 25, 1995 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 16, 1996 · Theatrical
Finland
September 8, 1995 · Theatrical
France
January 1, 2026 · TV · Polar+
Germany
December 7, 1995 · Theatrical
Greece
September 29, 1995 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 16, 1997 · TV
Iceland
October 24, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
July 22, 1995 · Theatrical
Romania
November 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Russia
January 1, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 22, 1995 · Theatrical
Spain
July 6, 1995 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 22, 1995 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 3, 1995 · Theatrical · French
September 29, 1995 · Theatrical · German
Türkiye
December 29, 1995 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 1, 1995 · Theatrical
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