The Dark Room

The Dark Room

107 mins | Drama | Nov. 29, 2000

In 14th-century France, Aliénor breaks with the codes governing girls’ behavior and does as she wishes. The King of France grants her the hand of her childhood love, but her new husband deserts her immediately after the ceremony. Undeterred, she sets out after him, traveling to Siena to bring him back.

The Dark Room

107 mins | Drama | Nov. 29, 2000

The Dark Room
In 14th-century France, Aliénor breaks with the codes governing girls’ behavior and does as she wishes. The King of France grants her the hand of her childhood love, but her new husband deserts her immediately after the ceremony. Undeterred, she sets out after him, traveling to Siena to bring him back.
Producers
Original title La chambre obscure
Directors Marie-Christine Questerbert
Writers Marie-Christine Questerbert

Cast

Caroline Ducey

as Aliénor

Melvil Poupaud

as Bertrand

Mathieu Demy

as Thomas

Sylvie Testud

as Azalaïs

Edith Scob

as The widow

Jackie Berroyer

as The king

Hugues Quester

as Ambrogio

Alice Houri

as Lisotta

Christian Cloarec

as Guillaume

Pierre Baillot

as Maître Gérard de Narbonne

Dimitri Rataud

as Marc

Luis Rego

as The confessor

Capucine Daumas

as Aliénor, as a child

Georges Martin Censier

as The clerk of the court

Serpentine Teyssier

as Mother superior