A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
May 8, 1991
Original Title:
La Reine blanche
Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Camera Noire
CiBy 2000
TF1 Films Production
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 119
In 1960, in a coastal town near to Nantes, Jean Ripoche lives with his wife Liliane, their four children and Liliane’s father Lucien. Jean divides his time between running his plumbing business and making a float for the Nantes carnival. The Ripoche’s ordered lives are thrown into turmoil when Jean’s former friend, Yvon Legualoudec, returns to the town – with his black wife Annabelle and their three children. Before he disappeared twenty years ago, without saying a word, Yvon was Jean’s rival for Liliane’s affections. As bitter memories resurface, the relationship between Jean, Yvon and Liliane become strained.
Art Direction:
Stéphane Makedonsky
Casting:
Marie-Christine Lafosse
Costume Design:
Annick François
Director:
Jean-Loup Hubert
Director of Photography:
Claude Lecomte
Editor:
Raymonde Guyot
Executive Producer:
Jean-Claude Fleury
Original Music Composer:
Georges Delerue
Production Design:
Frédéric Duru
Set Decoration:
Max Decaix
Writer:
Jean-Loup Hubert
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