Vatel (2000)
Some men are too noble to live among aristocracy.
103 min
Vatel is the cook of Prince Condé. When the prince invites Louis XIV to hunt, he has to give lavish banquets in order to fall in his favour. But when Vatel falls in love with the king's mistress, love and duty conflict.
- Release date
- May 31, 2001
- Country of origin
- Belgium, France, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $36,000,000
- Box office
- $184,301
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Trailer
Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as François Vatel
- Uma Thurman as Anne de Montausier
- Tim Roth as Marquis de Lauzun
- Timothy Spall as Gourville
- Julian Glover as Prince de Condé
- Julian Sands as Louis XIV
- Murray Lachlan Young as Philippe d'Orleans, 'Monsieur'
- Hywel Bennett as Colbert
- Richard Griffiths as Dr. Bourdelot
- Arielle Dombasle as Princess de Condé
- Marine Delterme as Athenais de Montespan
- Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Duchesse de Longueville
- Féodor Atkine as Alcalet
- Nathalie Cerda as Königin Marie-Therese
- Natacha Koutchoumov as Louise de la Vallière's Maid
- James Thierrée as Duc de Longueville
- Dominique Frot as Hysterical Woman
Crew
- Roland Joffé · Director
- Jeanne Labrune · Writer
- Tom Stoppard · Writer
- Alain Goldman · Producer
- Roland Joffé · Producer
- Ennio Morricone · Composer
- Robert Fraisse · Cinematographer
- Noëlle Boisson · Editor
- Karen Lindsay-Stewart · Casting director
- Gérard Moulévrier · Casting director
- Cecilia Montiel · Production designer
- Jean Rabasse · Production designer