The Beautiful Story (La Belle Histoire) 32 years old

The Beautiful Story

A film with emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past. These stories are juxtaposed.

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The Beautiful Story Cast

Name Character
Paul Préboist He was 64, 69 years old when he died as Le professeur tricot
Anémone She was 41, 68 years old when she died as Mme Desjardins
Vincent Lindon He was 32, now 65 years old as Simon Choulel
Jacques Gamblin He was 34, now 67 years old
Gérard Lanvin He was 41, now 74 years old as Jésus-Christ / Jésus le gitan
Jean-Claude Dreyfus He was 46, now 78 years old as L'inspecteur du grand magasin
Patrick Chesnais He was 45, now 77 years old as Pierre Lhermitte
Aurélie Vérillon as Ecolière
Jeanne Gentil
Catherine Lachens She was 46, now 79 years old as La chasseuse de tête
Arlette Emmery as La vendeuse de robes de mariée
Eric Métayer He was 34, now 66 years old
Constantin Alexandrov He was 39, now 71 years old as Kraki
François Perrot He was 68, 94 years old when he died as L'oncle de Marie
Hubert Reeves He was 59, now 92 years old as Himself
Maryline Mathieu
Karak Kawak
Mercedes Metal
Sophie Artur She was 32, now 65 years old
Corinne Sauvage She was 7, now 24 years old
Igor Hossein
Pablo Gilabert
Gérard Darmon He was 44, now 76 years old as Le motard
Béatrice Dalle She was 27, now 60 years old as Odona
Olivier Hémon He was 41, now 74 years old
Jean Benguigui He was 47, now 80 years old as Doga
Amina Annabi She was 30, now 62 years old as La soeur de Jésus
Élie Chouraqui He was 41, now 74 years old as Associé de Pierre
Charles Gérard He was 65, 92 years old when he died as Didier Louis
Marie-Sophie L. She was 29, now 61 years old as Marie
Patrick Edlinger He was 31, 52 years old when he died as Himself
Patrice Laffont He was 51, now 84 years old as Himself
Amidou He was 56, 78 years old when he died as Le berger
Jean-Michel Dupuis He was 37, now 69 years old as Le professeur
Marie Sara She was 27, now 60 years old as Herself
Valérie Labro
Marie-Pierre de Gérando He was 53, now 86 years old as Himself
Eric Hémon as Éric Dodd
Laurent Weil He was 28, now 61 years old
Denis Charvet He was 29, now 62 years old
Christine Paolini
Taragona as La mère de Jésus

The Beautiful Story Crew

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The Beautiful Story poster
The Beautiful Story (32 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 18, 1992
  • Runtime: 210 minutes