The Beggars

The Beggars

90 mins | April 6, 1988

This symbolic drama from director Benoit Jacques underscores the characters' human need for affection. Children steal lemons for the thrill, while women steal other women's men from them just to prove they can. Drug smuggling, clandestine love affairs, and two lovers involved with the production of Shakespeare's Othello carry on with their own off-stage tragedy.

The Beggars

90 mins | April 6, 1988

The Beggars
This symbolic drama from director Benoit Jacques underscores the characters' human need for affection. Children steal lemons for the thrill, while women steal other women's men from them just to prove they can. Drug smuggling, clandestine love affairs, and two lovers involved with the production of Shakespeare's Othello carry on with their own off-stage tragedy.
Producers
Original title Les mendiants
Directors Benoît Jacquot
Writers René-Louis Des Forêts, Benoît Jacquot, Pascal Bonitzer

Cast

Judith Godrèche

as Catherine

Dominique Sanda

as Helene

Anne Roussel

as Annabelle

Hassane Fall

as Gregoire

Pierre Forget

as Le grand-pere

Steve Baës

as Le Catalan

Camille Clavel

as Guillaume

Philippe Lévy

as Richard

Amadeu Caronho

as Police Inspector