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With his stunning debut feature, the risk-taking auteur Bruno Dumont immediately established his reputation as an uncompromising iconoclast on the cutting edge of French cinema. Blending unflinching realism with moments of startling, light-filled beauty, La vie de Jésus finds unexpected philosophical richness in the quotidian, small-town existence of Freddy (nonprofessional David Douche in a revelatory, one-off performance), an aimless young man with epilepsy who, in his childlike simplicity, embodies both great tenderness and terrifying brutality. Leaving the film’s cryptic title tantalizingly open to interpretation, Dumont dares viewers to see the divine in a seemingly dead-end world.
Original Release
06/04/1997
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Cast
Name | Character |
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David Douche | Freddy |
Marjorie Cottreel | Marie |
Kader Chaatouf | Kader |
Sébastien Delbaere | Gégé |
Samuel Boidin | Michou |
Steve Smagghe | Robert |
Sébastien Bailleul | Quinquin |
Geneviève Cottreel | Yvette - la mère de Freddy / Freddy's mother (Yvette) |
René Gilleron | René |
Madame Chaatouf | La mère de Kader |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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David Douche | Freddy |
Marjorie Cottreel | Marie |
Kader Chaatouf | Kader |
Sébastien Delbaere | Gégé |
Samuel Boidin | Michou |
Steve Smagghe | Robert |
Sébastien Bailleul | Quinquin |
Geneviève Cottreel | Yvette - la mère de Freddy / Freddy's mother (Yvette) |
René Gilleron | René |
Madame Chaatouf | La mère de Kader |
Monsieur Chaatouf | Le père de Kader |
Daniel Tanchon | Le père de Gégé |
Sophie Ruckebusch | La majorette |
Jean-Claude Lefebvre | L'inspecteur de police |
Gérard Wallyn | Le père de la majorette |
Jean-Benoît Gros | Pierrot |
Suzanne Berteloot | L'infirmière |
Melinda Deseure | La chef des majorettes |
Jean-Paul Potteuw | Le chef de l'Harmonie de Bailleul |
Les Majorettes de Bailleul | Elles-mêmes |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rachid Bouchareb | Producer |
Jean Bréhat | Producer |