A Violent Desire for Joy
6.3
Region of Occitania, France, 1792. As the storm of revolution devastates the country, young monk Gabriel and his companions live peacefully in the Franciscan monastery of Saorge, near the Italian border. But everything changes with the arrival of the beautiful Marianne and a military detachment.
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Cast
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Quentin Dolmaire
Gabriel / François
Known for
My Golden Days
UFOs
Grace Seri
Marianne
Known for
Planet B
Franc Bruneau
A Peddler
Known for
Gaston Lagaffe
Love at First Fight
Vincent Maël Cardona
The Captain
Also in
Air comprimé
The Middle of Nowhere
Francis Leplay
The Abbot
Known for
Who You Think I Am
Voltaire High
Étienne Durot
Bertrand
Also in
Mongeville et Magellan : Un amour de jeunesse
Falco
Ilias Le Doré
Julien
Known for
Nocturama
Guillaume Compiano
Georges
Also in
Casting(s)
Quelques Secondes
Thomas Debat
Guilhèm
No other roles listed
Macha Dussart
Guilhèm's Mother
No other roles listed
Joseph Minster
Monk #1
Also in
Etudes pour un paysage amoureux
Carnet de bal
Henri Marty
Monk #2
No other roles listed
Clément Schneider Director · Chloé Chevalier Screenplay Joaquim Pavy Composer
First release May 13, 2018 · Produced in France · Languages French, Occitan
Production
Les Films d'Argile
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Un violent désir de bonheur
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Occitan
Release dates
France · May 13, 2018
Premiere · Cannes International Film Festival
France · December 26, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
October 1, 2018 · Premiere · CPH:PIX
France
November 22, 2018 · Premiere · Belfort Entrevues Film Festival
May 26, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Germany
September 30, 2018 · Premiere · Filmfest Hambourg
Spain
July 1, 2019 · Premiere · Atlàntida Film Fest
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