DON'T TOUCH THE AXE
synopsis
Set during the Restoration, when society was dominated by hypocrisy, the importance of appearances and money, the film follows the ups and downs of a doomed love story, with a blend of passion and revenge between General Montriveau and the Duchesse de Langeais
The adaptation of Honoré de Balzac's La Duchesse de Langeais.
| international title: | Don't Touch the Axe |
| original title: | Ne touchez pas la hache |
| country: | France |
| sales agent: | Les Films du Losange |
| year: | 2007 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Jacques Rivette |
| release date: | FR 21/03/2007, BE 13/06/2007, IT 13/07/2007 |
| screenplay: | Jacques Rivette, Pascal Bonitzer, Christine Laurent |
| cast: | Jeanne Balibar, Guillaume Depardieu, Michel Piccoli, Bulle Ogier |
| cinematography by: | William Lubtchansky |
| film editing: | Nicole Lubtchansky |
| art director: | Emmanuel de Chauvigny |
| costumes designer: | Maira Ramedhan Lévy |
| producer: | Martine Marignac |
| production: | Pierre Grise Productions, Cinemaundici |
| distributor: | Les Films du Losange, Mikado |
