La Vouivre

La Vouivre

102 mins | Drama | Jan. 11, 1989

Arsène Muselier returns to his home village at the end of the First World War. His only injury is a head wound, which sometimes provokes periods of delirium and fury. As he renews his acquaintance with the people he left behind - his mother, the old farmhand who brought him up after his father's death, his former girlfriend, and many others - he becomes fascinated by the legend of La Vouivre, a creature with the body of a woman who lives in the marsh, surrounded by vipers. One day, Arsène sees the strange woman - she is naked, beautiful, alluring, and he is instantly enchanted by her. Can she be real, or is she merely a creation of his damaged mind...?

La Vouivre

102 mins | Drama | Jan. 11, 1989

La Vouivre
Arsène Muselier returns to his home village at the end of the First World War. His only injury is a head wound, which sometimes provokes periods of delirium and fury. As he renews his acquaintance with the people he left behind - his mother, the old farmhand who brought him up after his father's death, his former girlfriend, and many others - he becomes fascinated by the legend of La Vouivre, a creature with the body of a woman who lives in the marsh, surrounded by vipers. One day, Arsène sees the strange woman - she is naked, beautiful, alluring, and he is instantly enchanted by her. Can she be real, or is she merely a creation of his damaged mind...?
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers Gaumont, Caméras Continentales, Gaumont Production
Original title La Vouivre
Directors Georges Wilson
Writers Marcel Aymé, Georges Wilson

Cast

Jean Carmet

as Requiem

Suzanne Flon

as Louise Muselier

Lambert Wilson

as Arsène Muselier

Jacques Dufilho

as Urbain

Macha Méril

as La rodinet

Laurence Treil

as La vouivre

François Tixier

as Angèle

Anne-Marie Pisani

as Emilie

Kathy Kriegel

as (as Kathie Kriegel)

Paola Lanzi

as Belette

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

as Le curé

Michel Arroyo

as Le convoyeur

Jean-Pierre Dravel

as Jonquier

Pierre Forest

as Pontois

Mireille Franchino

as Loïse

Alain Frérot

as Judet

Jean Grécault

as Le facteur Bedeau

Gilbert Guillaud

as L'instituteur

Marc Lador

as Armand

Ludovic Maily

as Le gamin Mindeur

Laurence Masliah

as Juliette

Marie Mergey

as La mère Mindeur

Didier Pain

as L'homme de l'auberge

Jean Péméja

as Le voiturier

Michel Pilorgé

as Pilorget

Pierre Vial

as Le père Mindeur