La Belle Histoire

La Belle Histoire (1992) is a French film directed by Claude Lelouch, featuring Gérard Lanvin and Béatrice Dalle.

La Belle Histoire
Original French theatrical poster
Directed by	Claude Lelouch
Written by	Claude Lelouch (scenario, dialogue) Maryline Dupoux (additional dialogue)
Starring	Gérard Lanvin Béatrice Dalle Vincent Lindon Isabelle Nanty Patrick Chesnais Anémone Marie-Sophie L. Gérard Darmon Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Cinematography	Jean-Yves Le Mener
Edited by	Hélène de Luze
Music by	Francis Lai Philippe Servain
Distributed by	AFMD/Les Films 13
Release date	18 March 1992 (1992-03-18) (France)
Running time	210 min.
Language	French
Box office	$4.3 million[1]

Synopsis

A film with an emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past.^[2] These stories are juxtaposed.

Cast

• Gérard Lanvin : Jésus-Christ
• Béatrice Dalle : Odona
• Vincent Lindon : Simon Choulel
• Marie-Sophie L. : Marie
• Patrick Chesnais : Pierre Lhermitte
• Anémone : Madame Desjardins
• Isabelle Nanty : Isabelle
• Jean Benguigui : Doga
• Paul Préboist : The knit teacher
• Élie Chouraqui : Pierre's associate
• Amina Annabi : Jesus's sister
• François Perrot : Marie's uncle
• Jean-Michel Dupuis : Professor
• Gérard Darmon : The biker
• Amidou : The shepherd
• Pierre Vernier : The director
• Jean-Claude Dreyfus : The inspector
• Jacques Gamblin : The young cop
• Patrick Edlinger : Himself
• Patrice Laffont : Himself
• Marie Sara : Herself
• Hubert Reeves : Himself
• Laurent Weil : Himself^{[citation needed]}

Events

Prior to the film's release, in February 1992 a 70 mm copy of the film was projected onto a 300 m wide screen mounted on the Palais des Congrès in Paris.^[2][3]

See also

• Cinema of France