Les Anges Exterminateurs
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Les Anges Exterminateurs (Exterminating Angels) is a 2006
French film
directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau
. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival
on 20 May 2006 and had a limited release in the United States on 7 March 2007. The film is about a director named François who embarks on a film project about female eroticism. He meets three struggling actresses who perform sexual acts in front of him. What François does not realise is that there is a lot more going on in the girls' heads than other parts and this leads to tragic consequences.
The film is semiautobiographical: in 2002 director Brisseau had been arrested on charges of harassment, fined and given a suspended one-year prison sentence. The plaintiffs were three women who had performed sexual acts in front of him during their audition.
The soundtrack for the film was composed by Jean Musy.
2006 in film
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French film
Film
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directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau
Jean-Claude Brisseau
Jean-Claude Brisseau is a French filmmaker best known for his 2002 film Secret Things and his 2006 film The Exterminating Angels ....
. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
on 20 May 2006 and had a limited release in the United States on 7 March 2007. The film is about a director named François who embarks on a film project about female eroticism. He meets three struggling actresses who perform sexual acts in front of him. What François does not realise is that there is a lot more going on in the girls' heads than other parts and this leads to tragic consequences.
The film is semiautobiographical: in 2002 director Brisseau had been arrested on charges of harassment, fined and given a suspended one-year prison sentence. The plaintiffs were three women who had performed sexual acts in front of him during their audition.
The soundtrack for the film was composed by Jean Musy.
Cast
- Frédéric van den Driessche as François
- Maroussia Dubreuil as Charlotte
- Lise Bellynck as Julie
- Marie AllanMarie AllanMarie Allan is a French actress. She appeared as a leading actress in Jean-Claude Brisseau's 2006 Cannes Film Festival film Les Anges Exterminateurs, which considers female eroticism.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
as Stéphanie - Raphaële Godin as Apparition 1 / Rebecca
- Margaret Zenou as Apparition 2
- Sophie Bonnet as Nathalie
- Jeanne Cellard as The grandmother
- Virginie Legeay as Virginie
- Estelle Galarme as Olivia
- Marine Danaux as Agnès
- Apolline Louis as Céline
- François Négret as Stéphane's friend