''Hôtel de France'' is a 1987 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Patrice Chéreau Patrice Chéreau (; 2 November 1944 – 7 October 2013) was a French opera and theatre director, filmmaker, actor and producer. In France he is best known for his work for the theatre, internationally for his films '' La Reine Margot'' and ...

. It was screened in the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section at the

1987 Cannes Film Festival The 40th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 19 May 1987. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Sous le soleil de Satan'' by Maurice Pialat, a choice which was considered "highly controversial" and the prize was given under the jeers of the public. ...

Cast

* Laurent Grévill - Michel * Valeria Bruni Tedeschi - Sonia *

Vincent Perez Vincent Perez (born 10 June 1964) is a Swiss actor, director and photographer. He played the title character, Ashe Corven, in '' The Crow: City of Angels'', and starred in '' Queen of the Damned'', playing Marius de Romanus. Some of his films i ...

- Serge * Laura Benson - Anna * Thibault de Montalembert - Nicolas * Marc Citti - Philippe Galtier * Bernard Nissile - Richard Veninger *

Marianne Denicourt Marianne Denicourt (née Cuau; born 14 May 1963) is a French actress, director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 50 films and television productions since 1986. She studied under Patrice Chéreau in 1985-86 at the Ecole du Thé� ...

- Catherine * Isabelle Renauld - Marie * Bruno Todeschini - Bouguereau *

Agnès Jaoui Agnès Jaoui (born 19 October 1964) is a French actress, screenwriter, film director and singer. She frequently worked in collaboration with her former partner Jean-Pierre Bacri. Life and career Jaoui was born in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, and is ...

- Mme Bouguereau * Hélène de Saint-Père - Mme Petitjean *

Thierry Ravel Thierry is a French male given name, derived from the Germanic "Theodoric". It is the cognate of German "Dietrich" and " Dieter", English Terry, Derek and Derrick, and of various forms in other European languages. It is also a surname. People wi ...

- Manu *

Dominic Gould Dominic Gould (born 19 September 1964) is a French and American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, United States. Filmography Film * '' Jeux d'artifices'' (1987) - Stan * '' Hôtel de France'' (1987) - Manu's Friend * ''Monsieur (1990) - Mo ...

- Le compagnon de Manu * Foued Nassah - Le compagnon de Manu * Franck Demules - Le serveur

References

External links

* 1987 films 1987 drama films French drama films 1980s French-language films Films directed by Patrice Chéreau Films produced by Claude Berri 1980s French films {{1980s-France-film-stub