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Mal de pierres (Original title)From the Land of the Moon (Alternative title)
Date: 2016 (Copyright)

Countries: France, Belgium

Directed by [‘A film by’]: Nicole Garcia

Synopsis: Gabrielle, a young woman growing up after World War II in small rural village in the south of France, develops a powerful infatuation with the local schoolteacher. To avoid scandal, her mother quickly marries her off to José, a Spanish civil war refugee working as a bricklayer. Gabrielle reluctantly agrees to marriage but vows that she will never love José. When she is sent away to the Alps to treat her kidney stones, Gabrielle meets and falls in love with André, a lieutenant dying from wounds received in the Indochina War and sees an opportunity to finally escape her loveless marriage.

Genre:
Melodrama

Subjects:
Love, Marriage, Infidelity
Releases
Date: 23 June 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 120 mins 36 secs - Dialogue (original): FrenchDistributor: StudioCanal Limited
Date: 19 October 2016Country: FranceRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 121 mins Dialogue (original): French

Credits (60)
©: Les Productions du Trésor, ©: StudioCanal, ©: France 3 Cinéma, ©: Lunanime, ©: Pauline's Angel, ©: My Unity Production, Co-production: Les Productions du Trésor, Co-production: StudioCanal, Co-production: France 3 Cinéma, Co-production: Lunanime, Co-production: Pauline's Angel, My Unity Production, With the participation of: Canal+, With the participation of: Ciné+, France Télévisions, In association with: Cofinova 12, In association with: Indéfilms 4, Banque Postale Image 9, With the support of: Région Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur in partnership with the CNC, With the support of: Région Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur in partnership with the CNC, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Developed in partnership with: Cofinova 8, With the support of: Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animee, Presents: Les Productions du Trésor, International Sales: StudioCanal, Executive Producer: Xavier Amblard, Produced by: Alain Attal, Associate Producer: François Mallet, Production Manager: Jacques Royer, Unit Manager: Gilles Monnier, Post-production Supervisor: Nicolas Mouchet, 1st Assistant Director: Sébastien Matuchet, Script Supervisor: Mathilde Profit, Casting: Stéphane Batut, Casting: Richard Rousseau, Screenplay: Nicole Garcia, Screenplay: Jacques Fieschi, With the collaboration of: Natalie Carter, Adaptation: Nicole Garcia, Adaptation: Jacques Fieschi, Dialogue: Nicole Garcia, Dialogue: Jacques Fieschi, Based on the novel 'Mal di pietre' ['From the Land of the Moon'] by: Milena Agus, Artistic Collaborator: Frédéric Bélier Garcia, Director of Photography: Christophe Beaucarne, Visual Effects: Compagnie Générale des Effets Visuels, Editor: Simon Jacquet, Art Director: Arnaud de Moléron, Costume Designer: Catherine Leterrier, Key Make-up: Stéphanie Guillon, Hey Hairdresser: Agathe Dupuis, Music: Daniel Pemberton, Music Performed by: Chamber Orchestra of London, Music Producer: Daniel Pemberton, Sound: Jean-Pierre Duret, Sound: Sylvain Malbrant, Sound: Raphaël Mouterde, Sound: Jean-Pierre Laforce
Cast (14)
Marion Cotillard (Gabrielle), Louis Garrel (André Sauvage), Alex Brendemühl (José), Brigitte Roüan (Adèle), Victoire du Bois (Jeannine), Aloïse Sauvage (Agostine), Daniel Para (Martin), Jihwan Kim (Blaise), Victor Quilichini (Marc aged 14), Ange Black-Bereyziat (Marc aged 7), Sören Rochefort (Georget), Camilo Acosta Mendoza (Camilo), Francisco Alfonsin (Paco), Julio Bollullo Carrasco (Julio)