The Voice (1992 film)

Last updated
The Voice
Directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre
Written byPierre Granier-Deferre
Christine Miller
Based on Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Produced byPatricia Novat
Pierre Novat
Starring Sami Frey
Nathalie Baye
CinematographyPascal Lebègue
Edited byMarie Castro
Music by Philippe Sarde
Production
company
Ciné Feel
Distributed byActeurs Auteurs Associés
Release dates
  • February 1992 (1992-02)(Berlinale)
  • 4 March 1992 (1992-03-04)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Voice (French : La voix) is a 1992 French drama film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, starring Sami Frey and Nathalie Baye. Based on a short story by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, it tells the story of a man who is transfixed when he hears the voice of a woman he once was in love with. It was shown in the Panorama section of the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

Contents

Plot

Arriving back in Rome after a business trip, Gilles contacts Lorraine and they make hasty love in the open among the ruins. Agreeing to meet again that evening at a rooftop restaurant, Gilles is hopelessly distracted by a voice he hears at another table. It is Laura, a married woman he had a passionate affair with, and he tells Lorraine the whole story, from first joyous encounter to her final suicide attempt. While Lorraine has no desire to hear all the details, she reluctantly lets Gilles get his memories out of his system. After the meal, though he is exhausted by the recalled emotion, she joins him in his bedroom.

Cast

Related Research Articles

Laura Smet French actress (born 1983)

Laura Huguette Smet is a French actress. She is the daughter of rock musician Johnny Hallyday and actress Nathalie Baye. In 1986, Johnny Hallyday recorded in her honor the song "Laura", written by Jean-Jacques Goldman.

<i>Masculin Féminin</i> 1966 French film by Jean-Luc Godard

Masculin Féminin is a 1966 French New Wave romantic drama film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. An international co-production between France and Sweden, the film stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya, Marlène Jobert, Catherine-Isabelle Duport, and Michel Debord.

<i>Law of Desire</i> 1987 film by Pedro Almodóvar

Law of Desire is a 1987 Spanish comedy thriller film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Eusebio Poncela as Pablo, Carmen Maura as Tina and Antonio Banderas as Antonio. It was the first film Almodóvar made independently with his own production company El Deseo.

Nathalie Baye French actress

Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye is a French film, television and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for Every Man for Himself (1980), Strange Affair (1981), La Balance (1982), and The Young Lieutenant (2005). In 2009, she was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Her other films include Day for Night (1973), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Tell No One (2006) and The Assistant (2015).

<i>Beau Pere</i> 1981 French film

Beau Pere, also known as Stepfather, is a 1981 French comedy-drama film directed by Bertrand Blier, based on his novel of the same name. It stars Patrick Dewaere, Ariel Besse and Maurice Ronet and is about a 30-year-old pianist who has an affair with his 14-year-old stepdaughter after her mother dies in a car accident.

Jacques Doillon French film director

Jacques Doillon is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women. Some actresses to break through are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire, Judith Godrèche, Marianne Denicourt, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Juliette Binoche.

Diane Kurys is a French director, producer, filmmaker and actress. She was born in Lyon, Rhône, France, the younger of two daughters. She is a daughter of Russian and Polish Jewish immigrants, Lena and Michel. Diane Kurys and her older sister spent their early years in Lyon. Several of her films as director are semi-autobiographical.

<i>Strange Affair</i> (1981 film) 1981 French film

Strange Affair is a 1981 French drama film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, and starring Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin and Nathalie Baye.

<i>Une liaison pornographique</i> 1999 film

Une liaison pornographique is a 1999 romantic drama film by Frédéric Fonteyne, and written by Philippe Blasband.

L'Alliance Française French Film Festival is an annual French film festival in Australia organised by Alliance Française.

<i>The Married Couple of the Year Two</i> 1971 film

The Married Couple of the Year Two is a 1971 French comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. The title is a reference to “The Soldiers of Year II”, the conscripts raised by the Levée en masse in 1793 to defend the French First Republic against foreign invaders.

<i>Love at Twenty</i> 1962 film

Love at Twenty is a 1962 French-produced omnibus project of Pierre Roustang, consisting of five segments directed by five directors from five countries. It was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.

La provinciale is a 1981 French-Swiss drama film directed by Claude Goretta. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.

<i>De vrais mensonges</i> 2010 French film

De vrais mensonges is a 2010 French comedy-romance film starring Audrey Tautou and directed by Pierre Salvadori. The screenplay was written by Salvadori and Benoît Graffin.

<i>Our Story</i> (film) 1984 French film

Our Story is a 1984 French drama film starring Alain Delon and Nathalie Baye.

<i>A French Gigolo</i> 2008 film directed by Josiane Balasko

A French Gigolo is a 2008 French comedy-drama film directed by Josiane Balasko and starring Nathalie Baye, Éric Caravaca, Isabelle Carré and Balasko.

<i>Nuit de chien</i> 2008 Portuguese film

Nuit de Chien is a 2008 French-German-Portuguese drama film directed by Werner Schroeter. It is based on the novel Para esta noche by Juan Carlos Onetti. It was entered into the competition at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.

<i>Its Only the End of the World</i> 2016 film

It's Only the End of the World is a 2016 drama film written, edited and directed by Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Luc Lagarce and stars Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, and Vincent Cassel. It is about a young playwright who reunites with his family after a 12-year absence to inform them he is going to die.

Riviera International Film Festival

The Riviera International Film Festival (RIFF)[1] is an international film festival dedicated to filmmakers under 35 that takes place every year in Sestri Levante. Since the 2018 edition, there is a section entirely dedicated to documentaries[2].

<i>The Guardians</i> (2017 film) 2017 film

The Guardians is a 2017 French drama film directed and written by Xavier Beauvois. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

References

  1. "La voix". berlinale.de. Berlin International Film Festival . Retrieved 2013-12-12.