''Nanou'' is a 1986 Franco-British feature film directed by Conny Templeman. It stars Imogen Stubbs, Jean-Philippe Écoffey,

Michel Robin Michel Robin (13 November 1930 – 18 November 2020) was a French film, stage, and television actor. A sociétaire of the Comédie-Française since 1996, he also appeared in 120 films from 1966 to 2018. He won several awards for his acting, ...

and Daniel Day-Lewis.

Plot

In the 1970s, a blonde English student, Nanou, spends just a few months on the continent. She tours Switzerland, but prefers France. In Lorraine, she meets Luc, a handsome worker in the militant extreme left-wing, and trains with him in his activities outside the law. She gradually moves into the French village and lives out her activist life on the sidelines until England remembers her ...

Cast

* Imogen Stubbs: Nanou * Jean-Philippe Écoffey: Luc *

: Mr. Henry * Daniel Day-Lewis: Max * Roger Ibáñez: Michel * Lou Castel: Italian activist * Christophe Lindon: Charles *

Valentine Pelka Valentine Pelka (born 23 February 1956) is an English actor who has starred in film and on television. Biography Pelka was born in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, to a Polish civil engineer father and an Irish actress mother, and attend ...

: Jacques * Nathalie Bécue: Chantal * Dominique Rousseau: Rita *

Anna Cropper Anna Cropper (also Roache; 13 May 1938 – 22 January 2007) was an English stage and television actress. Early years Cropper was born in Brierfield, Lancashire, the daughter of Margaret, a stage actress and director, and Jack Cropper, a dentis ...

: Nanou's mother * Patrick O'Connell: Nanou's father * Anne-Marie Jabraud: Ms. Giraud * Bérangère Jean * Jean-Marc Morel: Jean * Jean Amos: Robert * Tristan Bastite: Léon

Datasheet

* Sets: Andrew Mollo * Costumes: Agnès Nègre * Country of Origin:

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

* Format: Colour – Mono – 35 mm * Genre: Comedy

Reviews

"An almost forgotten treasure from a filmmaker who disappeared from public life, almost without a trace, so is Malick. It is also the best performance of Imogen Stubbs."''Nanou''
from ''Mubi.com'' - Rüdiger Tomczak

References

External links

''Nanou''
from ''Unifrance.org'' *
extract from YouTube
1986 films British romantic drama films French romantic drama films 1986 romantic drama films 1980s British films 1980s French films {{romantic-drama-film-stub