Le Radeau de la Méduse
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Le Radeau de la Méduse (The Raft of the Méduse) is a French film by Iradj Azimi (1994).
, Louis XVIII
is restored to the French throne. De Rochefort sets sail for Senegal
on the frigate Méduse, captained by Captain Chaumareys, with the future governor of Senegal and his wife, Julien and Reine Schmaltz
, on board. In no time, the atmosphere of the voyage is thick with hatred and mistrust. The tension mounts between the autocratic, incompetent Captain Chaumareys and Coudein, his lieutenant, until one fine day in June, despite Coudein's warnings, the Méduse is inexplicably wrecked.
Théodore Géricault
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault was a profoundly influential French artist, painter and lithographer, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings...
See: Radeau (disambiguation)'
Le Radeau de la Méduse (The Raft of the Méduse) is a French film by Iradj Azimi (1994).
Plot
1816. After the Battle of WaterlooBattle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
, Louis XVIII
Louis XVIII of France
Louis XVIII , known as "the Unavoidable", was King of France and of Navarre from 1814 to 1824, omitting the Hundred Days in 1815...
is restored to the French throne. De Rochefort sets sail for Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
on the frigate Méduse, captained by Captain Chaumareys, with the future governor of Senegal and his wife, Julien and Reine Schmaltz
Julien-Désiré Schmaltz
Colonel Julien-Désiré Schmaltz or Julien Schmaltz was a French colonial administrator and governor of Senegal from 1816 to 1820....
, on board. In no time, the atmosphere of the voyage is thick with hatred and mistrust. The tension mounts between the autocratic, incompetent Captain Chaumareys and Coudein, his lieutenant, until one fine day in June, despite Coudein's warnings, the Méduse is inexplicably wrecked.
Cast
- Jean YanneJean YanneJean Yanne is the artist name of Jean Gouyé, born the 18 July 1933 in Les Lilas who died the 23 May 2003 in Morsains...
(Duroy de Chaumareys) - Daniel MesguichDaniel MesguichDaniel Mesguich is a French-Algerian actor and director in theater and opera, and professor of stage acting school.-Biography:...
(Lt. Coudein) - Claude JadeClaude JadeClaude Marcelle Jorré, better known as Claude Jade , was a French actress, known for starring as Christine in François Truffaut's three films Stolen Kisses , Bed and Board and Love on the Run . Jade acted in theatre, film and television...
(Reine Schmaltz) - Philippe Laudenbach (Julien Schmaltz)
- Victor Garrivier (Richefort)
- Laurent TerzieffLaurent TerzieffLaurent Terzieff was a French actor.- Biography :Laurent Terzieff was the son of a plastician and of Jean Terzieff, a Russian sculptor who emigrated to France during the First World War. The original surname of his family was Čemerzin.The spectacle of the bombardments had a dramatic effect on...
(Théodore Géricault) - Jean DesaillyJean DesaillyJean Desailly was a French actor. He was a member of the Comédie-Française from 1942 – 1946, and later participated in about ninety movies.Desailly was married to the French actress Simone Valère....
(La Tullaye)