Roselyne et les lions (1989)
Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix

Drama / Romance
aka: Roselyne and the Lions

Film Synopsis

Thierry is mad about lions.  He could not be happier when he is given a job in a zoo in Marseille.  Unfortunately, others are jealous of the happy couple he makes with Roselyne and he ends up being dismissed by his employer.  A former teacher of Thierry, Bracquard, helps the couple to get through a difficult patch with some financial and moral support, and the couple decide to become lion tamers with the circus Zorglo...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Jean-Jacques Beineix
  • Script: Thierry Le Portier, Jean-Jacques Beineix (dialogue), Jacques Forgeas (dialogue)
  • Cinematographer: Jean-François Robin
  • Music: Reinhardt Wagner
  • Cast: Isabelle Pasco (Roselyne), Gérard Sandoz (Thierry), Gabriel Monnet (Frazier), Philippe Clévenot (Bracquard), Günter Meisner (Klint), Wolf Harnisch (Koenig), Jacques Le Carpentier (Markovitch), Carlos Pavlidis (Petit Prince), Jacques Mathou (Armani), Dumitru Furdui (Stainer), Jaroslav Vízner (Gunter), Patrice Abbou (Ben Jemoul 2), Silvio Bolino (Touron), François Boum (Ben Jemoul 1), Guillaume Briat (Matou), Suzan Carlson (Monika), Liliane Cebrian (Habilleuse remise), Melih Duzenli (Kamal), Carole Fredericks (La Grenouille), Hakim Ghanem (Hassan)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 180 min
  • Aka: Roselyne and the Lions

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