Sentimental Destinies
Sentimental Destinies is a 2000 French drama film directed by Olivier Assayas. Running from the 1890s to the 1930s, the film tells the story of two wealthy Protestant families in the south-west of France: the Pommerels who make cognac and the Barnerys who make porcelain. It was entered into the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
Uninterested in the pottery business, Jean Barnery is ordained as a pastor and marries Nathalie, a woman quite unsuited to the role. When her behaviour with another man excites comment, he sends her and their daughter Aline away with an allowance. When people start commenting that it is worse for a pastor to have a separated wife open to any mischief, he brings her back to the marital home. Then he meets Pauline Pommerel and loses his heart to her. He divorces Nathalie, gives up his calling, marries Pauline, and they move to a rural chalet in Switzerland, where they have a son they name Max. Though the three live simply on income from Jean's shares and are very happy together, as a divorced and unemployed ex-pastor Jean is despised in the conservative local community.
Cast
- Alexandra London
- André Marcon
- Catherine Mouchet
- Charles Berling
- Circé Lethem
- Didier Flamand
- Dominique Reymond
- Emmanuelle Béart
- Georges Wilson
- Isabelle Huppert
- Jean-Baptiste Malartre
- Jean-Pierre Gos
- Jocelyne Desverchère
- Julie Depardieu
- Louis-Do de Lencquesaing
- Luc de Goustine
- Maryline Even
- Mia Hansen-Løve
- Nicolas Pignon
- Olivier Perrier
- Pascal Bongard
- Rémi Martin
- Roger Dumas
- Sophie Aubry
- Valérie Bonneton
- Victor Garrivier
More details
author | Jacques Fieschi Olivier Assayas |
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contentLocation | France |
director | Olivier Assayas |
editor | Luc Barnier |
genre | drama |
keywords | 1914 war 1929 slump confine crash of 1929 deaconess divorce drink factory family business first world war pastor smoke unemployed wounded soldier young woman |
nomination | César Award for Best Actress |
producer | Bruno Pésery |
publisher | Pathé |
theme | dance |