Tous les Matins du Monde Movie Review 1992

Haunting tale of two 17th century French baroque composers and their relationship with each other and their music. Gerard Depardieu plays Marin Marais who eventually becomes a court composer at Versailles. As a young man, he studies under Sainte Colombe, a private and soulful musician, about whom little is known even today. Depardieu's son Guillaume (in his film debut) plays the young Marais, who startles the quiet Sainte Colombe home and has an affair with one of his daughters (Brochet). Filmmaker Corneau lends a quiet austere tone which parallels the life and music of Sainte Colombe. In French with English subtitles.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 114 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 17th Century, Biopics: Musicians, France

Screenplay

Pascal Quignard, Alain Corneau

Cast

Gerard Depardieu, Guillaume Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Anne Brochet, Caroline Sihol, Carole Richert, Violaine Lacroix, Nadege Teron, Miriam Boyer, Michel Bouquet

Cinematography

Yves Angelo

Director

Alain Corneau

Music

Jordi Savall

Producer

Jean-Louis Livi, October Films

Awards

Cesar 1992: Cinematog., Director (Corneau), Film, Support. Actress (Brochet), Score.