Le Brasier


2h 4m 1991

Brief Synopsis

Set in the 1930s, the troubled love affair between the son of a Polish immigrant living in a small French mining town, and a beautiful young French woman.

Film Details

Also Known As
Brasier
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Cinexport; Films A2; Flach Film; Sofica Lumiere
Distribution Company
StudioCanal; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Katowice, Poland; Charleroi, Belgium; France

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 4m

Synopsis

Set in the 1930s, the troubled love affair between the son of a Polish immigrant living in a small French mining town, and a beautiful young French woman.

Film Details

Also Known As
Brasier
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Cinexport; Films A2; Flach Film; Sofica Lumiere
Distribution Company
StudioCanal; Warner Bros. Pictures International
Location
Katowice, Poland; Charleroi, Belgium; France

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 4m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1991

Released in United States November 1991

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 22 - September 2, 1991.

Shown at Sarasota French Film Festival November 14-18, 1991.

Film is based on Barbier's prize-winning short; he spent five years collaborating with his father on a feature-length screenplay.

Feature directorial debut for IDHEC graduate Eric Barbier.

Began shooting November 11, 1989.

Completed shooting May 1, 1990.

The investment by the Club des Investisseurs, comprised of Credit Lyonnais, Credit Agricole, Credit National, Worms, Epargne de France, Caisse des Depots and Sodete, was guaranteed by the French government's Institut pour le Financement du Cinema et des Industries Culturelles (IFCIC).

Released in United States 1991 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 22 - September 2, 1991.)

Released in United States November 1991 (Shown at Sarasota French Film Festival November 14-18, 1991.)