Olivier, Olivier

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Olivier, Olivier
Olivier, Olivier film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Screenplay byAgnieszka Holland
Starring François Cluzet
Brigitte Roüan
Gregoire Colin
Frédéric Quiring
Marina Golovine
CinematographyBernard Zitzermann
Music by Zbigniew Preisner
Production
companies
Oliane Productions
Films A2
Canal+
Release date
3 March 3, 1993
Running time
110 minutes
Country France
LanguageFrench

Olivier, Olivier is a 1992 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. It entered the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival [1] and won an award at the 1992 Valladolid International Film Festival. [2]

Contents

The plot involves a nine-year-old boy who disappears. When, six years later, he reappears in Paris, there are doubts about his identity.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

Oliver, Olivier has an approval rating of 88% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 16 reviews, and an average rating of 7.6/10. [3]

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References

  1. "Venezia, Libertà Per Gli Autori". La Repubblica . July 31, 1992. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. "Olivier, Olivier - IMDb". IMDb .
  3. "Olivier Olivier - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .