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The Beautiful Person (2008)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Christophe Honoré
Writer : Christophe Honoré, Gilles Taurand

Synopsis

In the wake of her mother's tragic death, French teenager Junie transfers to a different high school. Though Junie lives mostly inside her own head, her beauty and stoicism win her the attention of the entire male student population. Junie begins dating the gentle Otto Cleves, but finds herself intensely drawn to her youthful Italian language teacher, Nemours. When Nemours begins to reciprocate, serious complications ensue.

Actors

Léa Seydoux
Léa Seydoux
Junie
Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel
Nemours
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Otto
Simon Truxillo
Simon Truxillo
Henri
Agathe Bonitzer
Agathe Bonitzer
Marie
Jean-Michel Portal
Jean-Michel Portal
Estouteville
Valérie Lang
Valérie Lang
Florence Perrin
Jacob Lyon
Jacob Lyon
Jacob
Martin Siméon
Martin Siméon
Martin
Chantal Neuwirth
Chantal Neuwirth
Nicole
Anaïs Demoustier
Anaïs Demoustier
Catherine
Esteban Carvajal-Alegria
Esteban Carvajal-Alegria
Matthias
Esther Garrel
Esther Garrel
Esther
Jeanne Audiard
Jeanne Audiard
Jeanne
Alice Butaud
Alice Butaud
The Russian teacher
Dominic Gould
Dominic Gould
The English teacher
Clotilde Hesme
Clotilde Hesme
The documentalist
Mathilde Incerti
Mathilde Incerti
The French teacher
Chiara Mastroianni
Chiara Mastroianni
The young woman in the cafe
Candice Zaccagnino
Candice Zaccagnino
The replacement
Julien Honoré
Julien Honoré
Nans Laborde-Jourdàa
Nans Laborde-Jourdàa
Chantal Hymans
Chantal Hymans

Crews

Christophe Honoré
Christophe Honoré
Director
Christophe Honoré
Christophe Honoré
Screenplay
Gilles Taurand
Gilles Taurand
Screenplay
Sophie Barrat
Sophie Barrat
Producer
Florence Dormoy
Florence Dormoy
Producer
Joëy Faré
Joëy Faré
Producer
Alex Beaupain
Alex Beaupain
Original Music Composer
Laurent Brunet
Laurent Brunet
Director of Photography
Chantal Hymans
Chantal Hymans
Editor
Richard Rousseau
Richard Rousseau
Casting
Samuel Deshors
Samuel Deshors
Production Design
Emmanuelle Cuillery
Emmanuelle Cuillery
Art Direction
Claire Vaysse
Claire Vaysse
Set Decoration
Pierre Canitrot
Pierre Canitrot
Costume Design
Michel Vautier
Michel Vautier
Makeup Department Head
Thierry Cretagne
Thierry Cretagne
Unit Production Manager
Guillaume Hanoun
Guillaume Hanoun
Production Manager
Nicolas Ploux
Nicolas Ploux
Unit Manager

Trailers and other movies

La Belle Personne trailer (The Beautiful person)

Posters and backgrounds

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