Wild Innocence
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Cast & Crew
Philippe Garrel
Mehni Belhaj Kacem
Julia Faure
Michel Subor
Jérôme Huguet
Zsuzsanna Varkonyi
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Synopsis
After losing his wife Carole from a heroin overdose, Francois, a thirty year old director, wants to make a film against drugs. Lucie, a young actress he is in love with, should play the main role. But raising the money to shoot the film is difficult: all the producers refuse to invest in it because of its subject. One day, Chas, a businessman who knew Carole, offers Francois a huge amount of money to carry two suitcases full of heroin from one country to another, and he accepts the deal. Everything goes as planned. Francois starts shooting his movie in Amsterdam. Meanwhile the emotional strain on Lucie begins to take its toll. She grows depressed as she starts to identify more and more with her character and Carole, eventually falling into drugs herself. Blinded by his work, Francois doesn't notice anything until Lucie is found dead, killed by an overdose.
Director
Philippe Garrel
Cast
Mehni Belhaj Kacem
Julia Faure
Michel Subor
Jérôme Huguet
Zsuzsanna Varkonyi
Maurice Garrel
Huguette Maillard
Francine Berge
Mathieu Genet
Valerie Keruzore
Crew
Alexandre Abrard
Aude Cathelin
Pascal Caucheteux
Marc Cholodenko
Francoise Collin
Raoul Coutard
Marianne Fricheau
Philippe Garrel
Kees Kasander
Arlette Langman
Justine Pearce
Alain Sarde
Jean-claude Vannier
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Winner of the Fipresci International Critics Prize at the 2001 Venice International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2001
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Venice 58 - in competition) August 29 - September 8, 2001.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Venice 58 - in competition) August 29 - September 8, 2001.)
