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The Ideal Palace L'incroyable histoire du facteur Cheval

7.1 / 332 votes

French Film Festival Release Date

Saturday 30th November 2019
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Age rating / classification to be confirmed.
Current Status:released

Next Showing:

None. Last shown at French Film Festival on 8th December 2019.
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Directed by:

Nils Tavernier

Written by:

Laurent Bertoni, Fanny Desmares and Nils Tavernier

Produced by:

Alexandra Fechner and Franck Milcent

Starring:

Jacques Gamblin, Laetitia Casta, Florence Thomassin, Bernard Le Coq, Natacha Lindinger and Zelie Rixhon

Genres:

Biography, Drama, History

Language:

French

Runtime:

1 hour 45 minutes (approx.)

Movie Synopsis:

At the end of the 19th century, Joseph Ferdinand Cheval, is a simple postman who travels every day along the Drôme, from village to village. Alone, he is upset when he meets the woman of his life, Philomena. From their union Alice was born. For this child he loves more than anything, Cheval then throws himself into a crazy gamble: to build her with his own hands, an incredible palace. Never spared by the ordeals of life, this ordinary man will not give up and will devote 33 years to build an extraordinary work: "The Ideal Palace".

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The Ideal Palace Cast

Jacques Gamblin

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Laetitia Casta

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Florence Thomassin

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Bernard Le Coq

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Natacha Lindinger

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Zelie Rixhon

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