Manon Lescaut

Manon Lescaut

91 mins | History, TV Movie | April 20, 2013

There is nothing we can do against the call of love. Amiens, 1713. Des Grieux is a noble young student, wise for his years, who's preparing to become a knight of the Order of Malta. With a fine future as a teacher of rhetoric ahead of him, he meets a young commoner, Manon Lescaut, a candle maker's daughter. It's love at first sight.

Manon Lescaut

91 mins | History, TV Movie | April 20, 2013

Manon Lescaut
There is nothing we can do against the call of love. Amiens, 1713. Des Grieux is a noble young student, wise for his years, who's preparing to become a knight of the Order of Malta. With a fine future as a teacher of rhetoric ahead of him, he meets a young commoner, Manon Lescaut, a candle maker's daughter. It's love at first sight.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers
Original title Manon Lescaut
Directors Gabriel Aghion
Writers Rémi Waterhouse

Cast

Céline Perreau

as Manon Lescaut

Samuel Theis

as Le Chevaliers Des Grieux

Xavier Gallais

as Christian Lescaut

Laurent Stocker

as Le fils de Tonnerre

Ornella Boulé

as Henriette

Pascal Henault

as Portier Salpetriere

Robert Hirsch

as Monsieur Girardin de Matois

Pierre Moure

as Tiberge