Louise (Take 2)
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The central role of Louise is portrayed by Elodie Bouchez, who won a 1998 Cannes "Best Actress" award for The Dreamlife of Angels. When Louise has an encounter with homeless Remi (Roschdy Zem), they have a magnetic attraction, but she is already attached to illiterate shoplifter and pickpocket punk Yaya (Gerald Thomassin). Although allied with Yaya in petty crimes, Louise lives with her widowed father (Lou Castel), a devoted writer of fiction. After a Metro bum (Bruce Myers) tells her of his desire to see his young son, she plucks the kid, Gaby (Antoine de Merle), right out of school, making him the newest rookie recruited into their subway gang. Shoplifting in a department store, the young toughs escape the store's security guards by hiding in the ballet rehearsal rooms of the nearby opera. But does Louise really belong with the subway toughs, or is she just pretending? When she's arrested, Louise is forced to reexamine her lifestyle.
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Cast
16 people
Élodie Bouchez
Louise
Known for
The Brice Man
Reality
Roschdy Zem
Rémi
Known for
Nothing to Hide
Point Blank
Gérald Thomassin
Yaya
Known for
Satan
Jacquou the Rebel
Antoine du Merle
Gaby
Known for
The Three Brothers
L'Extraterrestre
Bruce Myers
The Hobbo
Known for
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Henry & June
Sabine Bail
Mme Ebouaney
Known for
Taxi
Protect and Serve
Alice Houri
Dancer at the opera
Known for
The Secret of the Grain
The Pornographer
Lou Castel
Louise's Father
Known for
Fists in the Pocket
Beware of a Holy Whore
Naguime Bendidi
Bestopaz
Known for
Thieves
Philippe Ambrosini
Police Inspector
Known for
Les Misérables
Tonio Descanvelle
Waiter at Luxembourg
Known for
The Transporter
The Crimson Rivers
Véra Briole
Le travailleur social
Known for
A Single Girl
Siegfried Director · Vincent Buron Cinematographer Hervé Lodé Cinematographer
Budget $2.6M · First release May 13, 1998 · Produced in France
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Budget
$2,600,000
Production
Initial Productions
Production
Ciné Valse
Production
Le Studio Canal+
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Brazil · May 13, 1998
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard
France · January 20, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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