L'empreinte de l'ange (2008)
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- 1h 35min
- Drama
- 13 Aug 2008 (Belgium)
- Movie
Elsa, a woman with a long history of depression, in the midst of a divorce from her husband of twelve years, develops an obsession with a seven year old girl she sees at a birthday party when she comes to pick up her son Thomas. Determined...
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Cast
| Catherine Frot | ... |
Elsa Valentin
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| Sandrine Bonnaire | ... |
Claire Vigneaux
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| Wladimir Yordanoff | ... |
Bernard Vigneaux
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| Antoine Chappey | ... |
Antoine
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| Michel Aumont | ... |
Alain Valentin
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| Michèle Moretti | ... |
Colette
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| Sophie Quinton | ... |
Laurence
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Geneviève Rey-Penchenat | ... |
Mme Corlet
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Héloïse Cunin | ... |
Lola
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Arthur Vaughan-Whitehead | ... |
Thomas
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| Zacharie Chasseriaud | ... |
Jérémy
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| Mehdi Nebbou | ... |
Le policier
(as Jérémie Nebbou)
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| Marie-Julie Baup | ... |
L'infirmière
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| Pascal Elso | ... |
L'homme du bar
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Isabelle Siou | ... |
Une amie
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Sarah Stern | ... |
La vendeuse
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Marie Montegani | ... |
Catherine
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Clémentine Yelnik | ... |
Anna
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Nouma Bordj | ... |
La caissière
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Michel Saint-Jean | ... |
Un ami
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Alexandre Delamadeleine | ... |
Le serveur
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Cédric Kerguillec | ... |
Le marié
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Eric Gallienne | ... |
Le danseur
(as Eric Galienne)
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Marie-Claire Sadler | ... |
La prof de danse
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Cyril Gomez-Mathieu | ... |
Le barman
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Safy Nebbou | ... |
Le client de la pharmacie
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Directed by
| Safy Nebbou | ||
Written by
| Safy Nebbou | ... | (scenario and dialogue) & |
| Cyril Gomez-Mathieu | ... | (scenario and dialogue) |
Produced by
| Michel Saint-Jean | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hugues Tabar-Nouval | ||
Cinematography by
| Éric Guichard | ... | (as Eric Guichard) |
Editing by
| Bernard Sasia | ||
Editorial Department
| Ornella Del-Vecchio | ... | digital conformation |
| Aude Humblet | ... | colorist |
| Frederic Jupin | ... | digital conformation |
| Anna Riche | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Cyril Gomez-Mathieu | ||
Set Decoration by
| Olivia Bloch-Lainé | ||
Makeup Department
| Fabienne Robineau | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Guenola Chaussard | ... | unit production manager |
| Thomas Coudriet | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Sébastien Delepine | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Benjamin Dewaele | ... | assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alexandra Denni | ... | first assistant director |
| Marie Doller | ... | assistant director: pre-shoot |
| Élodie Gay | ... | third assistant director (as Elodie Gay) |
| Juliette Maillard | ... | first assistant director |
| Charlotte Marrel | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Wilfrid Charua | ... | painter |
| Jonathan Delerue | ... | storyboard artist |
| Francis Guibet | ... | first assistant art director |
| Florent Maillot | ... | property master |
| Nicolas Lanvin | ... | swing gang intern (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jérôme Aghion | ... | boom operator |
| Esther Frey | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Benoît Hillebrant | ... | sound editor |
| Pascal Jasmes | ... | boom operator |
| François Lambert | ... | mix technician trainee |
| Anne Le Campion | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Alain Lévy | ... | post-synchronization |
| Frank Struys | ... | sound |
| Rodolphe Vassails | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| François Philippi | ... | special effects supervisor |
Stunts
| Francis Bataille | ... | stunt driver |
| Cyrille Dufaut | ... | stunt driver |
| Laurent Larrieu | ... | stunt coordinator: marine unit |
| Sophie Lascombes | ... | stunts |
| Patrick Ronchin | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Sébastien Seveau | ... | stunt driver |
| Carole Vérité | ... | stunts |
| Daniel Vérité | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jacques Ballard | ... | camera assistant: underwater unit |
| Fabien Capdeville | ... | grip |
| Matthieu-David Cournot | ... | camera assistant: underwater unit |
| Jean-Pierre Garbin | ... | electrician: additional |
| Mathieu Le Bothlan | ... | first assistant camera |
| Alice Norblin | ... | additional video assistant |
| Laurent Pouchard | ... | grip |
| Loïc Savouré | ... | additional first assistant camera |
| Benjamin Speyer | ... | crane technician |
| Antoine Struyf | ... | assistant camera |
| Philippe Vene | ... | camera operator: underwater unit |
Casting Department
| Julie David | ... | casting assistant |
| Agathe Hassenforder | ... | casting: children |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Virginie Le Metayer | ... | wardrobe |
Location Management
| Lysiane Biagini | ... | location scout |
| Philippe Letode | ... | location scout |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rachel Corlet | ... | script supervisor (as Rachel Corlet-Soulier) |
Additional Crew
| Nouma Bordj | ... | child acting coach |
| Laure Darie | ... | production secretary |
| Noémie Lance | ... | production assistant |
| Corinne Saglio | ... | production accountant |
Production Companies
- Diaphana Distribution
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- Canal+ (participation)
- CinéCinéma (participation)
- Uni Étoile 5 (in association with)
- Banque Populaire Images 8 (in association with)
- Soficinéma 3 (in association with)
Distributors
- Benelux Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Diaphana Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Metrodome Distribution (2008) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Xenix Filmdistribution (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- KNM Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (DVD)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinecascade (vehicle stunts)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Elsa, a woman with a long history of depression, in the midst of a divorce from her husband of twelve years, develops an obsession with a seven year old girl she sees at a birthday party when she comes to pick up her son Thomas. Determined to find out more about the girl, Elsa uses Thomas as a way into the girl's family, by helping a friendship develop between Thomas and the girl's brother Jeremy, so that in turn Elsa can befriend the girl's mother Claire. She uses Thomas more and more in her pursuit of this obsession, telling her employer and fellow employees that Thomas is seriously ill so that she can run off and watch the girl (Lola) wherever she goes. Elsa even tells her parents lies that she is going out with a friend so they will baby-sit so Elsa can even go as far as hiding in the bushes outside of Lola's house, and watching her at night. At first Claire doesn't suspect anything, but gradually notices that Elsa is paying too much attention to Lola, and confronts Elsa. Elsa in turn claims that she knows that Lola is her long presumed-dead daughter and somehow Claire has stolen her. Written by Michelle |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In France, the title "L'empreinte de l'ange" had to be changed in 2010 and became "L'empreinte" after a trial, as the initial title was already used for an unrelated novel, even though "l'empreinte de l'ange" is an existing French expression for "philtrum" (coming from Jewish mythology). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Remade as Angel of Mine (2019). See more » |