This symbolic drama from director Benoit Jacques underscores the characters' human need for affection. Children steal lemons for the thrill, while women steal other women's men from them just to prove they can. Drug smuggling, clandestine love affairs, and two lovers involved with the production of Shakespeare's Othello carry on with their own off-stage tragedy.
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Cast
27 people
Judith Godrèche
Catherine
Known for
The Spanish Apartment
The Man in the Iron Mask
Dominique Sanda
Helene
Known for
The Crimson Rivers
1900
Benoît Jacquot
Pascal Bonitzer
Paulo Branco
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Fred
Known for
The Apartment
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sylvette Frydman
Louis-René des Forêts
Anne Roussel
Annabelle
Known for
The Yes Man
Cop's Honor
Hassane Fall
Gregoire
Known for
The Beast
Pierre Forget
Le grand-pere
Known for
The Vanishing
Three Colors: Blue
Steve Baës
Le Catalan
Also in
Le Pont du Nord
Cheaters
Benoît Jacquot Director · Pascal Bonitzer Screenplay René-Louis Des Forêts Author
First release August 1, 1987 · Production Marion's Films · Original title Les Mendiants
Production
La Sept Cinéma
Production
Marion's Films
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Languages
Original title
Les Mendiants
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · August 1, 1987
Locarno Film Festival
France · April 6, 1988
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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