Synopse
In the early 1920s, Jean Cocteau fell in love with the writer Raymond Radiguet. Cocteau was 30, Radiguet 10 years younger. It was an unhappy, addictive love affair. When Radiguet died of typhoid in 1923, Cocteau sought solace in opium, plunging from one addiction into another. The film tells this fascinating story as if narrated by Cocteau: associatively, surreally, fantastically. Besides the lovers, the third main character is the music, which as a sounding board reflects a feverish epoch. Opium is a musical based on 14 poems by Cocteau. Screening on 03.10. in attendance of: Arielle Dombasle (Director)
Regie
Arielle Dombasle (*1958) is an actor, singer and director. She first rose to fame with her appearance in Éric Rohmer's Pauline at the Beach (1983). Opium is her third film as director.
Info
Original Title: Opium
International Title: Opium
Category: Feature
Section: Wort!
Version & Subtitles: French OV with German subtitles
Director: Arielle Dombasle
Screenplay: Arielle Dombasle, Patrick Mimouni, Philippe Eveno, François Margolin based
Cast/Protagonists: Grégoire Colin, Samuel Mercer, Niels Schneider, Julie Depardieu, Hélène Fillières, Philippe Katerine
Production country: France
Year of Production: 2013
Length: 77 min
Producer: François Margolin
Production company: Margo Cinéma
Cinematography: Léo Hinstin
Editor: Xavier Sirven
Music: Philippe Eveno
Production Design: Vincent Darre
World Sales: Pascale Ramonda, Margo Cinéma
