Les Films Pelléas

To Paint or Make Love

William and Madeleine live in town at the foot of the mountains. Married for a long time, faithful and in love, they have a tidy life. Their only daughter left for Italy, they only have to take care of themselves. During one of her walks on the surrounding hills, Madeleine sets up her easel in front of an old house and meets Adam, a fine, cultured and blind man. He shows her the house she is painting: it is for sale. It's love at first sight, William and Madeleine buy it. The weeks following the purchase, William and Madeleine live a period of great happiness. Their new life is organized in the proximity of Adam and his young companion Eva who live a few hundred meters away. The day their new friends' house burns down, William and Madeleine have no other desire than to take them in...

Release date24 août 2005Duration 1h38CastSabine Azema, Daniel Auteuil, Amira Casar, Sergi Lopez

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Nomination & Awards

Cannes Film Festival - Official Selection

Boston French Film Festival - Official Selection

Bangkok French Film Festival - Official Selection

Stockholm French Film Festival - Feature Film Selection

Istanbul French Film Festival - French Spring Selection

Palm Springs International Film Festival - Official Selection

Singapore French Film Festival - Opening Film

Molodist Kiev International Film Festival - French Cinema Today Selection

Hamptons International Film Festival - World Cinema Selection

FNC - International Selection

French Film Festival in Japan - Official Selection

Festival Télérama - Télérama Selection

Étoiles d'Or of the French Film Press - Selection Étoile d'Or for Composer of Original Music : Philippe Katerine

Credits

cast list
Sabine Azema
Madeleine
Daniel Auteuil
William
Amira Casar
Eva
Sergi Lopez
Adam
Philippe Katerine
Mathieu
Hélène de Saint Père
Julie
Sabine Haudepin
Suzanne
Roger Miremont
Roger
Jacques Nolot
Michel
Marie-Pierre Chaix
Annick
Florence Loiret-Caille
Elise
Thiago Teles
Joao
technical list
Written and directed by
Arnaud Larrieu
Jean-Marie Larrieu
Produced by
Philippe Martin
Géraldine Michelot
Image
Christophe Beaucarne (A.F.C.)
Editing
Annette Dutertre
Sound
Olivier Mauvezin
Sound editing
Béatrice Wick
Mixing
Stéphane Thiebaut
Set design
Brigitte Brassart
Costumes
Laurence Struz
Original music
Philippe Katerine
1st assistant director
Christophe Jeauffroy
Casting
Stéphane Batut
Production Manager
Hervé Duhamel
partners
Produced by
Les Films Pelléas
In coproduction with
France 2 Cinéma
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
With the participation of
Canal +
CNC
Région Rhône-Alpes
Région Midi-Pyrénées
TPS Star
Developed with the support of
European Union Media Program
Procirep
Distribution
Les Films Pyramide

Filmography

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