Metisse

1h 34m 1993

Brief Synopsis

An autobiographical film inspired by the daily experiences of director, Matthieu Kassovitz, and his friends about a beautiful mulatto woman who announces to her two lovers--one white, the other black--that she's pregnant, but refuses to disclose which is the father.

Cast & Crew

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Mathieu Kassovitz

Director

Julie Maudech

Lola

Hubert Kounde

Jamal

Mathieu Kassovitz

Felix

Vincent Cassel

Max--Felix'S Brother

Tadek Lokcinski

Felix'S Grandfather

Film Details

Also Known As
Cafe Au Lait
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Romance
Release Date
1993
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Synopsis

An autobiographical film inspired by the daily experiences of director, Matthieu Kassovitz, and his friends about a beautiful mulatto woman who announces to her two lovers--one white, the other black--that she's pregnant, but refuses to disclose which is the father.

Director

Mathieu Kassovitz

Director

Cast

Julie Maudech

Lola

Hubert Kounde

Jamal

Mathieu Kassovitz

Felix

Vincent Cassel

Max--Felix'S Brother

Tadek Lokcinski

Felix'S Grandfather

Jany Holt

Felix'S Grandmother

Rywka Wajsbrot

Felix'S Aunt

Eloise Rauth

Sarah--Felix'S Sister

Berthe Bagoe

Lola'S Grandmother

Marc Berman

Maurice--Felix'S Boss

Andree Damant

Maurice'S Mother

Jean-pierre Cassel

The Gynecologist

Felicite Wouassi

Maternity Nurse

Brigitte Bemol

Julie--Jamal'S Girlfriend

Lydia Ewande

Marilyne--Jamal'S Maid

Beatrice Zeitoun

Lola'S Friend At The Gym

Camille Japy

Felix'S Friend At The Club

Peter Kassovitz

Professor

Freddy Provost

1st Taxi Driver

Christophe Rossignon

2nd Taxi Driver

Eric Pujol

Policeman

Pierre Aim

Policeman

Crew

Pierre Aim

Director Of Photography

Lydie Bonnaire

Costumes

Boudjemaa Dahmane

Co-Producer

Jean-louis Daulne

Music Score

Marie Daulne

Music Score

Jacques De Clercq

Co-Producer

Dimitri Declercq

Co-Producer

Georges Diane

Camera Operator

Florence Dugowson

Casting

Colette Farrugia

Editor

Norbert Garcia

Sound Engineer

Thomas Gauder

Sound Mixer

Mathieu Kassovitz

Dialogue

Mathieu Kassovitz

Screenwriter

Adeline Lecallier

Associate Producer

Reine Marie Montemont

Makeup

Marc Piton

Production Manager

Alain Rocca

Associate Producer

Claude Ronzeau

Sound Editor

Christophe Rossignon

Executive Producer

Pierre Andre Roussotte

Set Designer

Jean-pierre Segal

Editor

Film Details

Also Known As
Cafe Au Lait
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Romance
Release Date
1993
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for 1993 French Cesar Award for Best First Film and Most Promising Young Actor.

Released in United States 1993

Released in United States November 1993

Released in United States on Video October 1, 1995

Released in United States Summer August 19, 1994

Shown at London Film Festival November 4-21, 1993.

Shown at Sarasota French Film Festival November 10-14, 1993.

Shown at Venice Film Festival August 31 - September 11, 1993.

Feature directorial debut for actor-screenwriter-director Mathieu Kassovitz, the son of veteran French director Peter Kassovitz.

Released in United States 1993 (Shown at Venice Film Festival August 31 - September 11, 1993.)

Released in United States Summer August 19, 1994

Released in United States on Video October 1, 1995

Released in United States November 1993 (Shown at London Film Festival November 4-21, 1993.)

Released in United States November 1993 (Shown at Sarasota French Film Festival November 10-14, 1993.)

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