Vatel (2000)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Roland Joffé

Writers:

Jeanne Labrune (writer)
Tom Stoppard (English adaptation)

Release Date:

10 May 2000 (Belgium)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Some men are too noble to live among aristocracy.

Plot:

In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly...

Plot Keywords:

Vatel | Prince | King | Holland | Court

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Gérard Depardieu	...	François Vatel
Uma Thurman	...	Anne de Montausier
Tim Roth	...	Marquis de Lauzun
Timothy Spall	...	Gourville
Julian Glover	...	Prince de Condé
Julian Sands	...	Louis XIV
Murray Lachlan Young	...	Philippe d'Orleans, 'Monsieur'
Hywel Bennett	...	Colbert
Richard Griffiths	...	Dr. Bourdelot
Arielle Dombasle	...	Princess de Condé
Marine Delterme	...	Athenaïs de Montespan
Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu	...	Duchesse de Longueville
Jérôme Pradon	...	Marquis d'Effiat
Féodor Atkine	...	Alcalet
Nathalie Cerda	...	The Queen Marie-Thérèse
Emilie Ohana	...	Louise de la Vallière
Sébastien Davis	...	Demaury
Natacha Koutchoumov	...	Louise de la Vallière's Maid
Nick Robinson	...	Colin
Patrick Saverioni	...	Rochefort
Julie-Anne Roth	...	Maidservant
Alain Stern	...	Sharp Equerry
James Thiérrée	...	Duc de Longueville
Geoffrey Bateman	...	Balmour
Nicholas Hawtrey	...	Lauzun's Secretary
Paul Bandey	...	Comte de Mirail
David Gabison	...	Creditor Guillaume
Louise Vincent	...	Woman Creditor
André Chaumeau	...	Monkey Handler
Jay Benedict	...	King's Commode Valet
Dominique Frot	...	Hysterical Woman
Leslie Clack	...	Whipping Courtier
David Houri	...	Vicomte d'Amboise
Christophe Prévost	...	Lantern Deliveryman
Ronald Forfar	...	Melon Deliveryman
Albert Goldberg	...	Leviathan Worker
Vincent Grass	...	Martin's Father
Patty Hannock	...	Duchesse at the Banquet
Fiona Curzon	...	Woman at the Banquet
Adrien Pochina	...	Foot Servant
Jérôme Duranteau	...	Cavalry Officer
Patrick Albenque	...	Soldier at Chateau Gate
Vincent Nemeth	...	Emissary
Edwin Apps	...	Fish Deliveryman
Myriam Blanckaert
Helen Later	...	Servant with Flowers
Rémy Roubakha	...	Cook
Kevin Greenlaw	...	Baritone
Joachim Serreau	...	Young Servant
Pia LaGrange	...	Duc d'Ambroise's Sister
Lionel Vitrant	...	Large Cook
Alexandre Chaussat	...	Cook's Apprentice
Louis Bustin	...	Martin
James Ney	...	Colin's Friend
William Hough	...	Colin's Friend
Jesse Gage	...	Colin's Friend
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Céline Coudrey
Capucine Daumas	...	Danseuse
Corentin Daumas	...	Cupidon
Marie-Céline Tuvache	...	Lauzun's courtisan

Directed by
Roland Joffé

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jeanne Labrune		writer
Tom Stoppard		English adaptation

Produced by
Patrick Bordier	....	line producer
Timothy Burrill	....	co-producer
Alain Goldman	....	producer
Roland Joffé	....	producer
Catherine Morisse	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by
Robert Fraisse

Film Editing by
Noëlle Boisson

Casting by
Karen Lindsay-Stewart
Gérard Moulévrier

Production Design by
Cecilia Montiel
Jean Rabasse

Art Direction by
Louise Marzaroli

Set Decoration by
Françoise Benoît-Fresco

Costume Design by
Yvonne Sassinot de Nesle

Makeup Department
Marianne Collette	....	key makeup artist
Giannetto De Rossi	....	hair designer: Giannetto de Rossi
Giannetto De Rossi	....	makeup designer: Giannetto de Rossi
Alessio Pompei	....	hair stylist: Roland Joffe

Production Management
Virginia Anderson	....	assistant production manager trainee
Francis Barrois	....	unit production manager
Christian-Paul Peyron	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Campi-Lemaire	....	second assistant director
Inès de la Bévière	....	trainee assistant director
Luc Etienne	....	assistant director
Philippe Guiheneuf	....	second second assistant director
Jérôme Navarro	....	assistant director
Gilles Cannatella	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Vincent Amiel	....	carpenter
Sabine Delouvrier	....	prop buyer
Thierry Doerflinger	....	plasterer
Pierre Duboisberranger	....	assistant art director
Yvan Hart	....	plasterer
Yann Megard	....	assistant art director
Thierry Poulet	....	painter
Nathalie Roubaud	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Katia Boutin	....	dialogue editor
Vincent Breau	....	cable assistant
Olivier Burgaud	....	boom operator
Fabio D'Amico	....	adr recordist
Thomas Gastinel	....	extra boom operator
François Groult	....	sound
Anne Le Campion	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marion Lorthioir	....	post-synchronization
Simon Price	....	adr editor
Laurent Quaglio	....	sound
Jacob Ribicoff	....	adr editor
Marianne Roussy	....	utility sound
Pawel Wdowczak	....	sound mixer
Pawel Wdowczak	....	sound

Special Effects by
Noel Chainbaux	....	special effects assistant
Pascal Molina	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Matthieu Chatelier	....	visual effects technical assistant
François Dumoulin	....	digital compositor
Bruno Maillard	....	digital artist
Eve Ramboz	....	visual effects coordinator
Eve Ramboz	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Michel Carliez	....	stunt coordinator
Gaëlle Cohen	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Patrick de Ranter	....	Steadicam operator
Patrick de Ranter	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Denis Garnier	....	clapper loader
Alain Herpe	....	assistant camera
Martin Kenzie	....	camera operator
Jean-Philippe Marier	....	best boy grip
Steve Moreau	....	video assistant
David Nissen	....	assistant camera
Stéphane Paillard	....	assistant camera
Christophe Paturange	....	first assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Supe	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Suen Mounicq	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Simon Astbury	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Fabrizio Barchi	....	chorus master
Jean-Michel Bernard	....	music adaptor
Patrick Bismute	....	conductor
Paolo Capirci	....	musician: flute
Gemma Coma-Alabert	....	musician
Angelo Giovagnoli	....	orchestra coordinator
Ennio Morricone	....	conductor: L'Orchestre AMIT-Accademi Musicale Italiana
Ennio Morricone	....	orchestrator
Ettore Pellegrino	....	musician: violin solo
Nello Salza	....	musician: trombone
Jean-Michel Tavernier	....	musical director
Dave Tinsley	....	music editor
Fabio Venturi	....	music scoring engineer
Barbara Vignanelli	....	musician: clavecin
Edouard Dubois	....	music consultant (uncredited)

Other crew
Élizabeth Boorn	....	production assistant
Sam Connelly	....	assistant: Ms. Thurman
Corinne Devaux	....	choreographer
Jon Duncan	....	production accountant: UK
Virginia Lombardo	....	location manager trainee
Yann Megard	....	assistant to art director
Valentine Traclet	....	script supervisor trainee

Thanks
Franco de Rungs	....	in memory of my brother

Production Companies

• Légende Entreprises
• Gaumont
• Canal+
• Nomad Films
• TF1 Films Production
• Timothy Burrill Productions

Distributors

• Gaumont (2000) (worldwide) (all media) (rights)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• Gaumont DVD (2002) (France) (DVD)
• Miramax Films (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Herald Film Company (Japan)
• Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
• Manga Films (2001) (Spain) (all media)
• Sherlock Media S.L. (Spain)
• Tobis StudioCanal (Germany)

Special Effects

• Les Versaillais

Other Companies

• Accademia Musicale Italiana (AMIT)  orchestra (as L'Orchestre AMIT-Accademia Musicale Italiana)
• Coro Musicanova  chorus (as Musicanova Coro)
• Ensemble Vocal Cammerton  chorus
• Gaumont Éditions Musicales  music rights
• La Tempesta  music performers
• Légende Entreprises  music publisher
• Studio Guillaume Tell  music recording studio
• Virgin France  soundtrack

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and some violence.

Runtime:

103 min | Argentina:125 min

Country:

France | UK | Belgium

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13

Company:

Légende Entreprises

Trivia:

The film opened the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.

Goofs:

Factual errors: William of Orange is referred to as "King of Holland". He was Stadhouder of the Seven United Netherlands, never King of Holland.

Quotes:

Louis XIV: Peace with the Dutch is good for nothing, except tulips.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Le cinéma passe à table (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Music for the Royal Fireworks

a true "living movie"

One of the best film I've ever seen. The story of Francoise Vatel, the Condé's Master of Cerimonies, and the King's three days visit at Condé's Castle. This is truly a living movie, because of the soul that R. Joffé was able to put inside it. An amazing G. Depardieu, together with the whole excellent cast and the wonderful sets and costumes, gives us the taste of Vatel's life. His thoughts, his hearth and his death appears to us in all their poetry. The screenplay by T.Stoppard and J.Labrune is touching, the dialogues are perfect, the actors are amusing, the music by E. Morricone is quite good. All mixed by the directing of Joffé. A strange masterpiece.