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French provocateur Catherine Breillat (Fat Girl, Bluebeard) continues her deconstruction of classic fairytales with her latest, The Sleeping Beauty. Cursed at birth by an evil fairy, Anastasia is destined to prick her finger and die at the age of sixteen. When three feckless fairy sisters discover this they hatch a plan to alter the curse: rather than die, Anastasia will sleep for 100 years. While in slumber, Anastasia comes of age through a series of vivid dreams, filled with charming princes, dwarves, gypsies and magical creatures. When she reawakens a fully-formed adolescent, she finds that in real life, happy endings are more elusive than in our fantasies. Beautifully designed by Francois-Renaud Labarthe and photographed by the great Denis Lenoir (Carlos), this constantly surprising, thought-provoking investigation of the female psyche reaffirms Breillat as one of the most inventive and risk-taking of contemporary French auteurs.
Original Release
09/03/2010
US Release
07/08/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Carla Besnainou | Anastasia |
Julia Artamonov | Anastasia 16 ans |
Kerian Mayan | Peter |
David Chausse | Johan |
Luna Charpentier | Petite brigande |
Rhizlaine El Cohen | Brigande adulte |
Delia Bouglione-Romanès | La chanteuse Tsigane |
Diana Rudychenko | Véroutchka |
Maricha Lopoukhine | Grand-mère |
Jean-Philippe Tesse | Le père |
Directors
Writers
Catherine Breillat, Hans Christian Andersen, Charles Perrault
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carla Besnainou | Anastasia |
Julia Artamonov | Anastasia 16 ans |
Kerian Mayan | Peter |
David Chausse | Johan |
Luna Charpentier | Petite brigande |
Rhizlaine El Cohen | Brigande adulte |
Delia Bouglione-Romanès | La chanteuse Tsigane |
Diana Rudychenko | Véroutchka |
Maricha Lopoukhine | Grand-mère |
Jean-Philippe Tesse | Le père |
Dounia Sichov | Fée aînée |
Leslie Lipkins | Fée puînée |
Camille Chalons | Fée cadette |
Romane Portail | Reine des Neiges |
Anne-Lise Kedvès | Mère de Peter |
Rosine Favey | Vieille mégère |
Dominique Hulin | Géant |
Paul Vernet | Prince |
Laurine David | Princesse |
Pierre Estorges | Chef de gare |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sylvette Frydman | Producer |
Jean-François Lepetit | Producer |