A Violent Desire for Joy
2018•1h 15m•4.1•Released
DramaHistory
Region of Occitania, France, 1792. As the storm of revolution devastates the country, young monk Gabriel and his companions live peacefully in the Franciscan monastery of Saorge, near the Italian border. But everything changes with the arrival of the beautiful Marianne and a military detachment.
Director
Clément Schneider
Writer
Chloé Chevalier, Clément Schneider
Languages
Occitan, French
Studio
Les Films d'Argile
Cast
Quentin Dolmaire
Gabriel / François
Grace Seri
Marianne
Franc Bruneau
A Peddler
Vincent Maël Cardona
The Captain
Francis Leplay
The Abbot
Étienne Durot
Bertrand
Ilias Le Doré
Julien
Guillaume Compiano
Georges
Thomas Debat
Guilhèm
Macha Dussart
Guilhèm's Mother
Joseph Minster
Monk #1
Henri Marty
Monk #2
Production
Company
Les Films d'Argile
Producer
Clément Schneider
Producer
Alice Bégon
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