Dames Galantes

Release Information
September 2, 1990
Montréal
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September 2, 1990
Paris
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September 2, 1990
Montréal (Parisien 4)
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September 2, 1990
Montréal
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September 2, 1990
Paris
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September 2, 1990
Montréal (Parisien 4)
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September 2, 1990
Montréal
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September 2, 1990
Paris
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September 2, 1990
Montréal (Parisien 4)
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November 30, 1990
Montréal
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November 30, 1990
Paris
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November 30, 1990
Montréal (Parisien 4)
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
November 30, 1990
Montréal
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
November 30, 1990
Paris
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
November 30, 1990
Montréal (Parisien 4)
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
November 30, 1990
Montréal
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
November 30, 1990
Paris
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
November 30, 1990
Montréal (Parisien 4)
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April 5, 1991
Montréal
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April 5, 1991
Paris
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April 5, 1991
Montréal (Parisien 4)
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April 5, 1991
Montréal
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
April 5, 1991
Paris
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
April 5, 1991
Montréal (Parisien 4)
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
April 5, 1991
Montréal
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
April 5, 1991
Paris
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
April 5, 1991
Montréal (Parisien 4)
Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)
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Production Details

Executive Producer
Christine Levraud
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Producer
Jean-Bernard Fetoux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Justine Héroux
Mario Cecchi Gori
Line Producer
Jean-Bernard Fetoux
Justine Héroux
Director
Jean-Charles Tacchella
Jean-Charles Tacchella
Director of Photography
Dominique Le Rigoleur
Music
Raymond Allessandrini
Writer
Jean-Charles Tacchella
Jean-Charles Tacchella
Jacques Emmanuel
Editor
Marie-Aimée Debril
Cast
Richard Bohringer
Richard Bohringer
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini
Marianne Basler
Marie-Christine Barrault
Marie-Christine Barrault
Marie-Christine Barrault
Robin Renucci
Robin Renucci
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
Anne Létourneau
1990

It is 1575. Thirteen years of religious wars have left France devastated and blood-soaked. Brantôme, a penniless provincial gentleman, decides in his forties to bid farewell to war and devote himself to what has always been his reason for living: women. Even in the midst of war, he was thinking only of them: Victoire (the one he adores and whom he lifts out of the depths of despair after her first husband dies), Marguerite de Valois (the young queen of Navarro, who fascinates him), Jeanne de Tignonville, Mme de saint-Luc and others. Regardless of whether he really loved them, they dwell in him and he remains under their spell. One of them encourages him to write everything that he has learned about women and bear witness to the gallant women of his time. By bringing them to life in words, the women remain with him. Thanks to him, their memory is kept alive for posterity.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

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