| Le Divorce | |
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 Le Divorce film poster |
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| Directed by | James Ivory |
| Produced by | Ismail Merchant Michael Schiffer |
| Written by | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala James Ivory (based on the novel by Diane Johnson) |
| Starring | Kate Hudson Naomi Watts Glenn Close Leslie Caron |
| Music by | Richard Robbins |
| Cinematography | Pierre Lhomme |
| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight |
| Release date(s) | 8 August 2003 |
| Running time | 117 minutes |
| Language | English French |
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Le Divorce is a 2003 Merchant Ivory Productions' film directed by James Ivory. Screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala & James Ivory based on Diane Johnson's bestselling novel. The two leading roles were originally going to be played by Natalie Portman and Winona Ryder, but both dropped out a few weeks before filming began. It tells the story of a young American woman Isabel Walker who travels to Paris to visit her pregnant sister Roxy (Roxeanne). Roxy's husband Charles-Henri left her for his lover Magda Tellman. Later on, Isabel secretly falls in love with her French uncle-in-law Edgar Cosset and becomes his mistress.
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Select Cast
Starring
- Kate Hudson - Isabel Walker
- Naomi Watts - Roxeanne de Persand
Rest of Cast in Order of Appearance
- Melvil Poupaud - Charles-Henri de Persand
- Catherine Samie - Madame Florian
- Samuel Labarthe - Antoine de Persand
- Leslie Caron - Suzanne de Persand
- Thierry Lhermitte - Edgar Cosset
- Nathalie Richard - Charlotte de Persand
- Glenn Close - Olivia Pace
- Sam Waterston - Chester Walker
- Stockard Channing - Margeeve Walker
- Thomas Lennon - Roger Walker
- Romain Duris - Yves
- Humbert Balsan - Maitre Doisneau
- Bebe Neuwirth - Julia Manchevering
- Jean-Marc Barr - Maitre Bertram
- Rona Hartner - Magda Tellman
- Matthew Modine - Tellman
- Hélène Surgère - Lingerie Saleswoman
- Françoise Brion - Bookstore Owner
- Alan Ewing - Singer
- Daniel Mesguich - Louvre Expert
- Anne Canovas - Appraiser
- Stephen Fry - Piers Janely
- Esmée Buchet-Deàk - Gennie de Persand
Location
Le Divorce was filmed in Paris at locations including Café de Flore, Tour Eiffel, Musée du Louvre and Salle Gaveau (concert sequence, Alan Ewing and uncredited Les Arts Florissants member performed Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Pleurons plutôt de présentes douleurs" from "Il faut rire et chanter: Dispute de bergers, H. 484" which was recorded previously with William Christie, but they performed again just for this film).
Music
Opening title music was Paul Misraki's "Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux", sung by Patrick Bruel & Johnny Hallyday from Bruel's CD "Entre deux". End title music was Serge Gainsbourg's "L'Anamour", sung by Jane Birkin from her CD "Version Jane". But the film's Hermès's handbag was a Kelly Bag, not a Birkin.
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