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 |