Passion in the Desert
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Passion in the Desert, or Simoom: A Passion in the Desert, is a 1997 film from director Lavinia Currier based on the 1830 short story "A Passion in the Desert" by Honoré de Balzac. The film follows the ventures of a young French officer named Augustin Robert (Ben Daniels) in late 18th-century Egypt during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign to capture the country.
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Directed by | Lavinia Currier |
Written by | Lavinia Currier (screenplay) Honoré de Balzac (story) Martin Edmunds (additional script) |
Produced by | Lavinia Currier Jamil Dehlavi Stephen Dembitzer Joel McCleary Alton Walpole |
Starring | Ben Daniels Michel Piccoli Paul Meston Nadia Odeh |
Cinematography | Aleksei Rodionov |
Edited by | Nicolas Gaster |
Music by | José Nieto |
Distributed by | Fine Line Features Warner Home Vídeo (VHS/Brazil) |
Release dates | August 31, 1997 (Telluride Film Festival) June 12, 1998 (USA) |
Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | Domestic: $250,897 |
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