Les deux Fragonard

Les deux Fragonard

112 mins | Drama | April 19, 1989

The name of painter Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) is synonymous for a kind of painting style which celebrates carefree romantic life, indoors and out. He was a painter during the final decades of the French monarchy. In this story, he and his brother Cyprien (Robin Renucci), who is an early pioneer in medical anatomy (he dissected corpses and made drawings of what he found in them), have fallen in love with the same woman, Marianne (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu), a laundress. This attraction has not escaped the notice of Salmon d'Anglas (Sami Frey), a conniving nobleman, who has his heart set on getting revenge on Jean-Honore (Joachim de Almeida) for refusing his patronage and becoming the darling of the French court.

Les deux Fragonard

112 mins | Drama | April 19, 1989

Les deux Fragonard
The name of painter Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) is synonymous for a kind of painting style which celebrates carefree romantic life, indoors and out. He was a painter during the final decades of the French monarchy. In this story, he and his brother Cyprien (Robin Renucci), who is an early pioneer in medical anatomy (he dissected corpses and made drawings of what he found in them), have fallen in love with the same woman, Marianne (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu), a laundress. This attraction has not escaped the notice of Salmon d'Anglas (Sami Frey), a conniving nobleman, who has his heart set on getting revenge on Jean-Honore (Joachim de Almeida) for refusing his patronage and becoming the darling of the French court.
Producers
Original title Les deux Fragonard
Directors Philippe Le Guay
Writers Philippe Le Guay, Jérôme Tonnerre

Cast

Joaquim de Almeida

as Honoré Fragonard

Robin Renucci

as Cyprien Fragonard

Sami Frey

as Salmon d'Anglas

Jean-Louis Richard

as Saint-Julien

Philippe Clévenot

as Father Rudolphe

Nada Strancar

as Madame Dantes

Roland Amstutz

as Bourgela

Michèle Oppenot

as 'La Poicard'

Pierrick Mescam

as The steward

Christiane Cohendy

as Dame de la Poupliniere

Sandra Faure

as Antoinette

Marc Rosenstiehl

as Louis-David

Jean-Pierre Bagot

as Bernadette's father

François Chattot

as An anatomist

Judith Magre

as An anatomist

Christine Fersen

as The tragedian

Isabelle Nanty

as Lisette

Josiane Stoléru

as An aristocrat

Joséphine Fresson

as A washerwoman

Jean-Jacques Scheffer

as An anatomist

Gérard Hardy

as An anatomist

Diane Pierens

as The young actress

Véronique Choquet

as Tavern girl

Christine Vézinet

as Tavern girl

Nathalie Bécue

as A washerwoman

Frédérique Charbonneau

as A washerwoman

Marianne Groves

as A washerwoman

Claire-Marie Magen

as A washerwoman

Céline Samie

as A washerwoman

Caroline Simonet

as A washerwoman

Max Roire

as Painting dealer

Marief Guittier

as An aristocrat

Vincent Filliozat

as Plume circus juggler

Bernard Kudlak

as Plume circus juggler

Michele Sigal

as The dying woman