18° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
European Perspectives 2000

LA FIDÉLITÉ

FIDELITY
by Andrzej Zulawski
Country: France, Portugal
Year: 2000
Duration: 165'


Clélia, a young and successful photographer, is hired by Lucien Macroi, the owner of a scandal newspaper, to renew the image of his editorial empire. Clève, a 35-year-old editor who is honest and cultured, immediately falls in love with the photographer, who accepts his proposal of marriage. Clélia meets up again with Nemo, an old friend, a specialist in shocking news reports. The two end up overwhelmed by sensual passion.

Biography

film director

Andrzej Zulawski

Andrzej Zulawski was born in the Ukraine in 1940. The son of a well-known author, he was assistant to Andrzej Wajda during the 1960's. He has also worked as a movie critic and has written three novels. His first film was Trzecia czesc nocy (1970). He moved to France in the mid-1970's, and filmed L'importante c'est d'aimer ( 1974) with Romy Schneider. Amongst his most recent films, all of which are characterized by strong erotic tension, are La Femme publique (1984), Mes nuits sont plus belles que vos jours (1988) and La Note bleue (1990).

FILMOGRAFIA

Trzecia czesc nocy (La terza parte della notte, 1970), Diabel (The Devil, 1972), Na srebrnym globie (The Silver Globe, 1973-87), L'Important c'est d'aimer (L'importante è amare, 1974), Possession (id., 1980), La Femme publique (id., 1984), L'Amour braque (Amore balordo, 1985), Mes nuits sont plus belles que vos jours (Le mie notti sono più belle dei vostri giorni, 1988), Boris Godounov (1989), La Note bleue (The Blue Note, 1990), Szamanka (La sciamana, 1996), La Fidélité (2000).

Cast

& Credits

Regia, soggetto e sceneggiatura: Andrzej Zulawski.
Director of photography: Patrick Blossier.
Art director: Jean-Vincent Puzos.
Costume designer: Caroline de Vivaise.
Editor: Marie-Sophie Dubus.
Sound: Pierre Gamet.
Music: Andrzej Korzynski.
Cast and characters: Sophie Marceau (Clélia), Pascal Gréggory (Clève), Guillaume Canet (Némo), Magali Noël (Maman), Michel Subor (Lucien Macroi), Edith Scob (Diane).
Produzione e vendita all'estero: Paulo Branco per Gemini Films, 34 Blvd. Sebastopol, 75004 Paris, France, tel. +33-1-44541717, fax +33-1-44549666, e-mail gemini@easynet.fr.
Co-production: Madragoa Filmes.
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