Hélas pour moi DVD 1993 Balszerencsémre / Directed by Jean-Luc Godard / Starring: Gérard Depardieu

UPC / EAN 5999554701059

REGION 2 PAL DVD 

MADE IN THE UK

AUDIO: French 5.1

SUBTITLES: English, Hungarian

Total Runtime: 95 minutes

English Summary:

Hélas pour moi (English: Alas for Me or Oh Woe Is Me) is a 1993 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and starring Gérard Depardieu. This film is inspired by the legend of Alcmene and Amphitryon and attempts to show the desire of a god to experience the truth of human desire, suffering and pleasure.

Abraham Klimt arrives in a small Swiss village to investigate an incident that occurred on July 23, 1989 involving Rachel and Simon Donnadieu, a local couple. He interviews several of the townsfolk and enlists the aid of a poet, Aude Amiel. In flashback, the story of Rachel and Simon unfolds. Per the Greek myth on which the film is based, God, or a god, comes to earth with his assistant, Max Mercury. He decides he wants to possess Rachel Donnadieu, so he takes the form of Simon Donnadieu when Simon leaves home on a business trip. God-as-Simon returns to Rachel while Simon is away, and the two have an encounter.

Hungarian Summary:

A történet egy házaspárról szól, amelynek életébe betoppan a férj "isteni" alteregója, a Donnadieu-házaspár titokzatos története pedig a kisvárosba csal egy újságírót.

French Summary:

Ce film s'inspire de la légende d'Alcmène et d'Amphitryon, théâtralisée par Plaute, Molière, Kleist et Giraudoux, et s'attache à montrer le désir d'un dieu d'éprouver in corpore la vérité du désir humain, souffrance et plaisir confondus. À savoir par où commence l'amour, là où il se passe et comment finalement naît la création.

Cast / Distribution / Szereplők:

• Gérard Depardieu as Simon Donnadieu
• Laurence Masliah as Rachel Donnadieu
• Bernard Verley as Abraham Klimt
• Aude Amiot as Aude Amiel
• Roland Blanche as The drawing teacher
• Jean-Louis Loca as Max Mercury
• Louis-Do de Lencquesaing as Ludovic
• Fabienne Chaudat