Indochine is a French romantic drama directed by Régis Wargnier , released in 1992 .
Synopsis
This is a slice of the history of French Indochina from the 1920s – 1950s through a colonial French family exploiting rubber plantations , immersed in the Vinh uprising and the mutiny of Yên Bái in 1930 until the Accords. from Genevaof 1954 which ended the French presence in Indochina. Inside this historic setting, a love story unfolds between the heiress of this family, Éliane, and a lieutenant of the French navy. He will then opt for the Vietnamese nationalists, for love for a Vietnamese princess (Camille, adopted daughter of Eliane) became a communist in the French prisons. The head of the French colonial security will “suicider”.
Technical sheet
- Director: Régis Wargnier , assisted by Thierry Binisti , Philippe Charigot , Emmanuel Hamon and Jacques Cluzaud
- Scenario: Catherine Cohen , Louis Gardel , Erik Orsenna , Régis Wargnier and Alain Le Henry (uncredited)
- Director of photography: François Catonné
- Music: Patrick Doyle
- Editing: Geneviève Winding
- Language: French , Vietnamese
- Format: Color Eastmancolor – Stereo Dolby Sound – 1.66: 1 – 35mm
- Duration: 2 h 40
- Filming locations :
- Malaysia : George Town and Ipoh
- Vietnam
- Switzerland : Geneva
- Boulogne Studios
Distribution
- Catherine Deneuve : Eliane Devries, heir to the colonial family plantation of rubber trees
- Vincent Pérez : Jean-Baptiste Le Guen, Lieutenant of the French Navy
- Jean Yanne : Guy Asselin, head of the French colonial security
- Linh Dan Pham : Camille, Vietnamese princess, adoptive daughter of Éliane
- Dominique Blanc : Yvette, wife of Dominique
- Alain Fromager : Dominique, foreman of the plantation
- Eric Nguyen : Thanh, Vietnamese student returned from France in Vietnamese nationalist
- Carlo Brandt : Castellani, Corsican inspector of the French colonial police (Sûreté)
- Jean-Baptiste Huynh : Étienne (adult), son of Jean-Baptiste and Camille
- Nguyen Tran Quang Johnny : Stephen (baby)
- Hubert Saint-Macary : Raymond
- Henri Marteau : Émile Devries, father of Éliane
- Gérard Lartigau : the Admiral
- Andrzej Seweryn : Hebrard
- Mai Chau : Shen
- Chu Hung : Sao husband
- Thibault de Montalembert : Charles-Henri
Before and after the film
- It was while listening to the music of the movie Henry V 1 that Régis Wargnier decided to entrust the soundtrack of his film to the Scottish Patrick Doyle , composer almost beginner at the time. This collaboration will be repeated on five other films.
- Catherine Deneuve find Jean Yanne six years later for the filming of Stepmother of Gabriel Aghion (released in 1999 ). In this film, they embody a divorced couple .
- Dominique Blanc and Vincent Pérez will meet five years later in front of the camera of Patrice Chéreau for the filming of Those who love me will take the train .
Distinctions
Awards
- Cesar Award for Best Actress – Catherine Deneuve
- Cesar Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Dominique Blanc
- Caesar of the best photo – François Catonné
- Caesar of the best sound – Dominique Hennequin and Guillaume Sciama
- Caesar of the best decor – Jacques Bufnoir
- Premio Goya for the best European film in 1993
- Oscar for the best foreign film
Appointments
- Caesar of the best film
- Cesar Award for Best Director – Régis Wargnier
- César of the best female hope – Linh Dan Phan
- Cesar Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Jean Yanne
- Caesar of the best music written for a movie – Patrick Doyle
- César for Best Editing – Geneviève Winding
- Caesar best costumes – Pierre-Yves Gayraud and Gabriella Pescucci
- Oscar for best actress – Catherine Deneuve
Notes and references
- ↑ [CD booklet of the soundtrack of the film].