''Walking a Tightrope'' (french: Les Équilibristes) is a 1991 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 ...
written and directed by
Nikos Papatakis. It was screened in competition at the
48th Venice International Film Festival
The 48th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 3 to 14 September 1991.
Jury
The following people comprised the 1991 jury:
* Gian Luigi Rondi head of jury
* Silvia D'Amico Bendico
*James Belushi
*John Boorman
*Michel Ciment
*Morit ...
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Cast
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Michel Piccoli
Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...
as Marcel Spadice
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Lilah Dadi as Franz-Ali Aoussine
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Polly Walker
Polly Alexandra Walker (born 19 May 1966) is an English actress. She has starred in the films '' Enchanted April'' (1991), '' Patriot Games'' (1992), ''Sliver'' (1993), '' Restoration'' (1995), '' The Gambler'' (1997), and '' Savage Messiah'' ( ...
as Hélène Lagache
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Patrick Mille as Fredy Babitchev
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Juliette Degenne as Jacqueline Masset
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Doris Kunstmann
Doris Kunstmann (born 22 October 1944) is a German actress. She has appeared in more than one hundred films since 1963.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1944 births
Living people
German film actresses
German tel ...
as Christa Paeffgen Aoussine
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Bernard Farcy as The Policeman
References
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1991 films
1991 drama films
1991 LGBT-related films
French drama films
French LGBT-related films
Circus films
LGBT-related drama films
1990s French films
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