Belle Dormant (2017)
Directed by Adolfo Arrieta

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

The king of Letonia is far from pleased by the idle pursuits of his son, Prince Egon.  Tired with having nothing to do, the lazy young prince occupies himself by playing his drums whilst contemplating a future expedition into the mysterious kingdom of Kentz.  During a trip in a helicopter, Egon learns that an incredibly beautiful young woman, Sleeping Beauty, now lies in a deep sleep after injuring herself with her spinning wheel.  According to the old legend, the only thing that will awaken her from her deep slumbers is a kiss from a handsome prison.  The king, as pragmatic and unromantic as ever, does nothing to encourage his son's wild fantasies and dismisses this story as a mere fairytale.  Encouraged by his tutor and a friendly archaeologies named Maggie Jerkins, Prince Egon sets out to prove his father wrong.  It isn't long before he discovers that the story of Sleeping Beauty is more than just a legend...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Adolfo Arrieta
  • Script: Charles Perrault, Adolfo Arrieta
  • Photo: Thomas Favel
  • Music: Benjamin Esdraffo, Ronan Martin
  • Cast: Niels Schneider (Le Prince Egon de Létonia), Agathe Bonitzer (Gwendoline), Mathieu Amalric (Gérard Illinski), Tatiana Verstraeten (Princesse Rosemunde), Serge Bozon (Le roi de Litonia), Ingrid Caven (La fée méchante), Nathalie Trafford (La reine de Kentz), Andy Gillet (Le roi de Kentz), Vladimir Consigny (Le jeune homme mystérieux), Olivier de Narnaud (Hervé, l'ami chanteur d'Egon), Isabelle Regnier (La première fée), Eva Chillón (La deuxième fée), Fleur Albert (La troisième fée), Camille Genaud (La quatrième fée), Cécile Kiffer (Mme L. de la R.), Olivier De La Villéon (Le photographe), Juliette Bouchery (La nourrice), Alicia Ducout (La dame à la harpe), Nicolas Rio (Le valet au gong), Stéphanie Gaudechaux (La dame au tricot)
  • Country: France / Spain
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 82 min

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