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''An Air So Pure'' or ''Un air si pur...'' is a 1997 French
comedy-drama film Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, illness, betrayal, grief, etc. ...
directed by
Yves Angelo Yves Angelo (born 22 January 1956) is a French cinematographer, film director and screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as ...
.


Plot

During
World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, a doctor and a lawyer buy a huge house in a mountain to make both nursing home and resort home. Tenants flock, all of different nationalities, sick or healthy. All invent false identities, to appear to others what they aren't, because all dream of a future in which their destiny, tragic or comic, does not allow accomplishment.


Cast

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Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Potiche'', '' The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''. Life and career Fabrice Luchini was born in Paris, ...
as Magnus * André Dussollier as Doctor Boyer *
Marie Gillain Marie Gillain O.M.W. (born 18 June 1975) is a Belgian actress. In popular culture * She was the heroine of the John Malkovich play ''Hysteria'' in Chicago in December 1999. * She is a model for cosmetics brand Lancôme. * In 2013 she was no ...
as Julie d'Espard *
Yolande Moreau Yolande Moreau (born 27 February 1953) is a Belgian comedian, actress, film director and screenwriter. She has won three César Awards from four nominations. Career She made her cinematic debut with director Agnès Varda in two movies: Sept pià ...
as Laure Surville * Jacques Boudet as Monsieur Elmer *
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz Jerzy Radziwiłowicz (; born 8 September 1950) is a Polish film actor. He is a graduate of the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. He has appeared in 37 films since 1974. Selected filmography * '' Man of Marble'' (1977) * ''Man of Iron ...
as Daniel *
Jean-Pierre Lorit Jean-Pierre Lorit (born 29 November 1960) is a French actor. His most recognizable role is in the film '' Three Colors: Red''. In 2005, he performed August Strindberg's ''Créanciers'' directed by Hélène Vincent, with Lambert Wilson and Emma ...
as Florent *
Édith Scob Édith Scob (21 October 1937 – 26 June 2019) was a French film and theatre actress, best known for her role as the daughter with a disfigured face in '' Eyes Without a Face'' (1960). Early life and family Scob was born Édith Helena Vladimir ...
as Mademoiselle Sophie *
Krystyna Janda Krystyna Jolanta Janda (; born 18 December 1952) is a Polish film and theatre actress, director, and singer. She is best known internationally for playing leading roles in several films by Polish film director Andrzej Wajda, including '' Man of ...
as Madame Leduroy *
Laura Betti Laura Betti ( Trombetti; May 1 1934 – 31 July 2004) was an Italian actress known particularly for her work with directors Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and Bernardo Bertolucci. She had a long friendship with Pasolini and made a docume ...
as Madame Ruben * Emmanuelle Laborit as Mathilde *
Grażyna Wolszczak Grażyna Wolszczak (born 7 December 1958 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish actress. In 2016, she co-signed, together with hundreds of other people, a letter to Ban Ki-moon calling for a more humane drug policy. Filmography *''Na Wspólnej'' (2003) ...
as Milady *
Nicolas Vaude Nicolas Vaude (born 24 July 1962) is a French actor. Filmography Theater External links * 1962 births Living people French male film actors French male stage actors French male television actors {{France-screen-actor-stub ...
as Simon * Redjep Mitrovitsa as Moss * Roberto Della Casa as Monsieur Ruben * Andrzej Szenajch as Schnitzer


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* 1997 films 1997 comedy-drama films Films based on works by Knut Hamsun Films directed by Yves Angelo Films set in hospitals Films set in the 1910s French comedy-drama films 1990s French-language films 1990s French films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub