An Air So Pure
5.8
In the midst of WW I, a doctor and a lawyer team up to turn a ramshackle old mountain chateau into a sanatorium/health spa that caters to the afflicted from most every stratum of European society, most of whom show up with false hope in their hearts and plenty of equally false identities. Even the proprietors have a few deceptions, chief among them is the part of the resort where they provide shelter for dying and horribly maimed soldiers. Still the atmosphere of this high-class convalescent home is that of great gentility that thinly disguises the seaminess of the guests' secret activities. Though much of the film is a quirky comedy, tragedy comes creeping in when people begin dying of unnatural causes, and not even the pure mountain air can save the owners and the residents.
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Cast
26 people
Fabrice Luchini
Magnus
Known for
In the House
The Mystery of Henri Pick
André Dussollier
Dr. Boyer
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Tell No One
Yves Angelo
Knut Hamsun
Jacek Fuksiewicz
Marie Gillain
Julie d'Espard
Known for
The Little Prince
Coco Before Chanel
Sandra Topin
Christine Gozlan
Redjep Mitrovitsa
Moss
Also in
No Gods, No Masters: A History of Anarchism
The Blue Note
Tito Topin
Pascal Judelewicz
Also in
Desire
Jappeloup
Emmanuelle Laborit
Mathilde
Known for
September 11
Beyond Silence
Yves Angelo Director · Joanna Bruzdowicz Composer Edward Kłosiński Cinematographer
Director Writer
Yves Angelo
Composer
Joanna Bruzdowicz
Cinematographer
Edward Kłosiński
Cinematographer
Denis Lenoir
Editor
Thierry Derocles
Production designer
Jean-Baptiste Poirot
Production designer
Grzegorz Piątkowski
Costume designer
Małgorzata Stefaniak
Costume designer
Dorota Roqueplo
Costume designer
Mic Cheminal
Budget $53M · First release September 3, 1997 · Produced in Belgium, France, Poland
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Budget
$53,000,000
Production
CANAL+ Polska
Production
Heritage Films
Production
Les Films Alain Sarde
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Les Films de l'Etang
Production
Komitet Kinematografii
Production
StudioCanal
Production
Agencja Produkcji Filmowej
Production
Eurimages
Production
Belgium · France · Poland
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Original title
Un air si pur...
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · September 3, 1997
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No release date listed for United States.
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