Les deux Fragonard (1989)

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Movie basic details

Current status - Released
Total runtime - 112 mins.
Release date - 19-04-1989
Release year - 1989
Genres - Drama

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Les deux Fragonard Movie Introduction: Movie Les deux Fragonard, release year 1989 is written by Philippe Le Guay, Jérôme Tonnerre and directed by Philippe Le Guay. The leading star-cast in this movie are Joaquim de Almeida, Robin Renucci, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu along with the other stars and crew members.

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Movie story-line: The name of painter Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) is synonymous for a kind of painting style which celebrates carefree romantic life, indoors and out. He was a painter during the final decades of the French monarchy. In this story, he and his brother Cyprien (Robin Renucci), who is an early pioneer in medical anatomy (he dissected corpses and made drawings of what he found in them), have fallen in love with the same woman, Marianne (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu), a laundress. This attraction has not escaped the notice of Salmon d'Anglas (Sami Frey), a conniving nobleman, who has his heart set on getting revenge on Jean-Honore (Joachim de Almeida) for refusing his patronage and becoming the darling of the French court.

Movie synopsis: Not uninteresting but morbid.Philippe Le Guay's name is associated with comedy. Quality comedy, funny but also well written, subtle stories in tune with our times. Titles such as 'L'Année Juliette', 'The Cost of Living' 'The Women on the 6th Floor', 'Bicycling With Molière' immediately evoke this notion of intelligent humour which is peculiar to their director, whose surname (The Gay Guy) seems to want to confine him to the field of comedy.That would be forgetting on the one hand a certain darkness that always runs through his funny films (the harmfulness of money, class struggle, difficult human relations, old age, the fate of peasants, etc). It would also mean overlooking his downright dark films, which, even if there are only two of them, do exist. Superior to all his other works, there is the extraordinary 'Nightshift' (2001), a film that blatantly describes the dominant-dominated relationship between a worker and the foreman who shamelessly mistreats him. Without a doubt the writer-director's cruelest and most beautiful film work to-date. As for his first feature film 'Les deux Fragonard' (1989), it is not a comedy either, but contrary to 'Nightshift' twelve years later, it cannot boast the noun of masterpiece.Not that 'Les deux Fragonard' is uninteresting, on the contrary. Indeed, it introduces us to two important historical figures, the painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard (Joaquim de Almeida, quite convincing) and his cousin, the anatomist Honoré (renamed Cyprien for reasons of understanding) Cyprien Fragonard (Robin Renucci, dark and tortured). By bringing them together for the sake of fiction, Le Guay offers us a reading of the 18th century, far from the exact but fragmented image of the Enlightenment. As the bicentenary of the French Revolution and its procession of good thinking was about to pass (the filming took place in 1988), the director chose to tell us about the drifts of this new thinking (the liberation of all morality and the realization of the most extreme fantasies leading to sheer horror, the libertine spirit not ensuring happiness) rather than its contributions to it ( limited to the condemnation of a decadent nobility, and the virtues of the progress of science and knowledge). A commendable sincerity and refusal of opportunism.Nevertheless, this is not a really successful film. The period reenactment is good, the cast is good and the performances are overall fine (besides the two Fragonards, Sami Frey impresses as a dark nobleman with perverse tastes, and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu brings a welcome freshness in the heavy atmosphere of this funeral tale). For a first feature film, the directing is quite correct, without however giving this Cronenberg-style subject a sufficient relief on the subject. Another negative point is the intrusive and uninspired music by Jorge Arriaga, coloring this macabre tale with fake romanticism.But the main flaw may well consist in a certain imbalance between the two parts of this diptych. The project was, it seems to me, to evoke through Marianne, the washerwomanturned model, the dialectic of the impulses that run through every human being, that of life and that of death. By following the frivolous and libertine painter, the young girl first lets her body and her heart full of life speak,. But later, growing disappointed by Fragonard, who is more interested in her as a model than as a human being, she begins to conceive an interest in the dark aristocrat who abducted her, Simon d'Anglas as well as in the other Fragonard, the one dissecting corpses, going so far as to wound herself voluntarily and almost die of it to attract his attention. In the end only, life will triumph, but that won't be enough to counterbalance the whole heart of the film, painfully morbid. To condemn the taste for morbidity when it has deleterious effects is one thing, to make a spectacle of it is another.The fact remains that 'Les deux Fragonard' has enough qualities not to reject it entirely. But it is important to know that it will not be a pleasant show, unless you share the fantasies of d'Anglas naturally. Otherwise, pick any other "light" film by Le Guay, no doubt you'll have a good time.

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Total revenue - $0.00
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Produced in - France
Available languages - French (Français),
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Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Les deux Fragonard (1989)

Lead Actors - Joaquim de Almeida, Robin Renucci, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Writer(s) - Philippe Le Guay, Jérôme Tonnerre
Director(s) - Philippe Le Guay

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Release date of Les deux Fragonard (1989) is 19-04-1989.


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Total runtime of Les deux Fragonard (1989) in minutes is 112 min.


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Film Les deux Fragonard (1989) is produced in French (Français), language(s).


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Movie Les deux Fragonard (1989) is categorized under Drama genre(s).


Who are the lead actors of the film Les deux Fragonard (1989)?
Lead actors of the film Les deux Fragonard (1989) are Joaquim de Almeida, Robin Renucci, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu.


Who is the writer of the film Les deux Fragonard (1989)?
The writer(s) of the film Les deux Fragonard (1989) is/are Philippe Le Guay, Jérôme Tonnerre.


Who is the director of the film Les deux Fragonard (1989)?
The director(s) of the film Les deux Fragonard (1989) is/are Philippe Le Guay.


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Full plot of movie Les deux Fragonard (1989): Not uninteresting but morbid.Philippe Le Guay's name is associated with comedy. Quality comedy, funny but also well written, subtle stories in tune with our times. Titles such as 'L'Année Juliette', 'The Cost of Living' 'The Women on the 6th Floor', 'Bicycling With Molière' immediately evoke this notion of intelligent humour which is peculiar to their director, whose surname (The Gay Guy) seems to want to confine him to the field of comedy.That would be forgetting on the one hand a certain darkness that always runs through his funny films (the harmfulness of money, class struggle, difficult human relations, old age, the fate of peasants, etc). It would also mean overlooking his downright dark films, which, even if there are only two of them, do exist. Superior to all his other works, there is the extraordinary 'Nightshift' (2001), a film that blatantly describes the dominant-dominated relationship between a worker and the foreman who shamelessly mistreats him. Without a doubt the writer-director's cruelest and most beautiful film work to-date. As for his first feature film 'Les deux Fragonard' (1989), it is not a comedy either, but contrary to 'Nightshift' twelve years later, it cannot boast the noun of masterpiece.Not that 'Les deux Fragonard' is uninteresting, on the contrary. Indeed, it introduces us to two important historical figures, the painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard (Joaquim de Almeida, quite convincing) and his cousin, the anatomist Honoré (renamed Cyprien for reasons of understanding) Cyprien Fragonard (Robin Renucci, dark and tortured). By bringing them together for the sake of fiction, Le Guay offers us a reading of the 18th century, far from the exact but fragmented image of the Enlightenment. As the bicentenary of the French Revolution and its procession of good thinking was about to pass (the filming took place in 1988), the director chose to tell us about the drifts of this new thinking (the liberation of all morality and the realization of the most extreme fantasies leading to sheer horror, the libertine spirit not ensuring happiness) rather than its contributions to it ( limited to the condemnation of a decadent nobility, and the virtues of the progress of science and knowledge). A commendable sincerity and refusal of opportunism.Nevertheless, this is not a really successful film. The period reenactment is good, the cast is good and the performances are overall fine (besides the two Fragonards, Sami Frey impresses as a dark nobleman with perverse tastes, and Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu brings a welcome freshness in the heavy atmosphere of this funeral tale). For a first feature film, the directing is quite correct, without however giving this Cronenberg-style subject a sufficient relief on the subject. Another negative point is the intrusive and uninspired music by Jorge Arriaga, coloring this macabre tale with fake romanticism.But the main flaw may well consist in a certain imbalance between the two parts of this diptych. The project was, it seems to me, to evoke through Marianne, the washerwomanturned model, the dialectic of the impulses that run through every human being, that of life and that of death. By following the frivolous and libertine painter, the young girl first lets her body and her heart full of life speak,. But later, growing disappointed by Fragonard, who is more interested in her as a model than as a human being, she begins to conceive an interest in the dark aristocrat who abducted her, Simon d'Anglas as well as in the other Fragonard, the one dissecting corpses, going so far as to wound herself voluntarily and almost die of it to attract his attention. In the end only, life will triumph, but that won't be enough to counterbalance the whole heart of the film, painfully morbid. To condemn the taste for morbidity when it has deleterious effects is one thing, to make a spectacle of it is another.The fact remains that 'Les deux Fragonard' has enough qualities not to reject it entirely. But it is important to know that it will not be a pleasant show, unless you share the fantasies of d'Anglas naturally. Otherwise, pick any other "light" film by Le Guay, no doubt you'll have a good time..


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List of full Starcast and crew members of Les deux Fragonard (1989)

Full Starcast:

profie photo of Joaquim de AlmeidaName: Joaquim de Almeida
Character: Honoré Fragonard

profie photo of Robin RenucciName: Robin Renucci
Character: Cyprien Fragonard

profie photo of Philippine Leroy-BeaulieuName: Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Character: Marianne

profie photo of Sami FreyName: Sami Frey
Character: Salmon d'Anglas

profie photo of Jean-Louis RichardName: Jean-Louis Richard
Character: Saint-Julien

profie photo of Philippe ClévenotName: Philippe Clévenot
Character: Father Rudolphe

profie photo of Nada StrancarName: Nada Strancar
Character: Madame Dantes

profie photo of Roland AmstutzName: Roland Amstutz
Character: Bourgela

profie photo of Michèle OppenotName: Michèle Oppenot
Character: 'La Poicard'

profie photo of Pierrick MescamName: Pierrick Mescam
Character: The steward

profie photo of Christiane CohendyName: Christiane Cohendy
Character: Dame de la Poupliniere

profie photo of Sandra FaureName: Sandra Faure
Character: Antoinette

profie photo of Marc RosenstiehlName: Marc Rosenstiehl
Character: Louis-David

profie photo of Jean-Pierre BagotName: Jean-Pierre Bagot
Character: Bernadette's father

profie photo of François ChattotName: François Chattot
Character: An anatomist

profie photo of Judith MagreName: Judith Magre
Character: An anatomist

profie photo of Christine FersenName: Christine Fersen
Character: The tragedian

profie photo of Isabelle NantyName: Isabelle Nanty
Character: Lisette

profie photo of Josiane StoléruName: Josiane Stoléru
Character: An aristocrat

profie photo of Joséphine FressonName: Joséphine Fresson
Character: A washerwoman

profie photo of Jean-Jacques SchefferName: Jean-Jacques Scheffer
Character: An anatomist

profie photo of Gérard HardyName: Gérard Hardy
Character: An anatomist

profie photo of Diane PierensName: Diane Pierens
Character: The young actress

profie photo of Véronique ChoquetName: Véronique Choquet
Character: Tavern girl

profie photo of Christine VézinetName: Christine Vézinet
Character: Tavern girl

profie photo of Nathalie BécueName: Nathalie Bécue
Character: A washerwoman

profie photo of Frédérique CharbonneauName: Frédérique Charbonneau
Character: A washerwoman

profie photo of Marianne GrovesName: Marianne Groves
Character: A washerwoman

profie photo of Claire-Marie MagenName: Claire-Marie Magen
Character: A washerwoman

profie photo of Céline SamieName: Céline Samie
Character: A washerwoman

profie photo of Caroline SimonetName: Caroline Simonet
Character: A washerwoman

profie photo of Max RoireName: Max Roire
Character: Painting dealer

profie photo of Louis-Marie TailleferName: Louis-Marie Taillefer
Character: Mandrin

profie photo of Marief GuittierName: Marief Guittier
Character: An aristocrat

profie photo of Vincent FilliozatName: Vincent Filliozat
Character: Plume circus juggler

profie photo of Bernard KudlakName: Bernard Kudlak
Character: Plume circus juggler

profie photo of Michele SigalName: Michele Sigal
Character: The dying woman

Crew Members:

profie photo of Bernard ZitzermannName: Bernard Zitzermann
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of Photography

profie photo of Denise de CasabiancaName: Denise de Casabianca
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Editor

profie photo of Jérôme TonnerreName: Jérôme Tonnerre
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer

profie photo of Philippe Le GuayName: Philippe Le Guay
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director

profie photo of Philippe Le GuayName: Philippe Le Guay
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer

profie photo of Anouk ZivyName: Anouk Zivy
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Assistant Editor

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