The Cruel Embrace

The Cruel Embrace
Directed by	Marion Hänsel
Written by	Marion Hänsel
Starring	Marianne Basler
Cinematography	Walther Vanden Ende
Music by	Frédéric Devreese
Release date	25 November 1987 (1987-11-25)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Belgium
Language	French

The Cruel Embrace (French : Les Noces barbares) is a 1987 Belgian drama film directed by Marion Hänsel. ^[1] The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. ^[2]

Cast

• Marianne Basler as Nicole, la mere
• Thierry Frémont as Ludo adolescent
• Yves Cotton as Ludo enfant
• Marie-Ange Dutheil as Mademoisell Rakoff
• André Penvern as Micho
• Frédéric Saurel as Tatar
• Claudine Delvaux as Madame Blanchard
• Jacky Pratoussy as Monsieur Blanchard

See also

• List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Les Noces barbares". Films de France. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

External links

• The Cruel Embrace at IMDb