France, 1996
102m
colour
French
A French fantasy film directed by René Manzor.
Plot Summary
American computer expert Michael Firch travels to Paris for a vital meeting. There he meets the witch Morgane who needs Michael (who was born on a magically significant date) to save her son Arthur from the forces of evil led by Molok the sorcerer.
Credits
Crew
Director: René Manzor
Films Christian Fechner, TF1 Films Production
Executive Producers: Hervé Truffaut, Didier Pain
Producer: Christian Fechner
Production Manager: Henri Brichetti
Assistant Unit Manager: Marc Guidetti
Script: René Manzor
1st Assistant Director: Catherine Joubé
2nd Assistant Directors: Hubert Lauly, Stephane Moreno-Carpio, William Pruss
Director of Photography: Pal Gyulay
Gaffer: Dario Gardi
Electrician: Andrea Castellan
Best Boy Electric: Cristiano Giavedoni
Grip: Michel Strasser
Editor: Christine Kapsambelis-Pansu
Post Production Manager: Catherine Adart
Music: Jean-Félix Lalanne
Score Mixer: Didier Lozahic
Sound: Jean-Paul Loublier, Laurent Quaglio, Patrick Rousseau
Costume Designer: Annie Périer
Make Up: Nurith Barkan, Jean-Pierre Eychenne, Gill Robillard
Assistant Make Up: Marianne Collette
Hair: Cédric Chami, Patrice Iva
Visual Effects Supervisor: Christian Rajaud
Production Designer: Thierry Flamand
Property Master: Bruno Lefebvre
Locations: New York, USA; Paris, France; Pays Basque, France; Venice, Veneto, Italy
Cast
Vanessa Paradis (Morgane)
Jean Reno (Molok)
Jeanne Moreau (Eglantine)
Gil Bellows (Michael)
Dabney Coleman (Joel)
Malcolm Dixon (Merlin)
Louise Vincent (Fleur)
Eléonore Hirt (Chloé)
Jim Adhi Limas
Barnaby Apps
Katrine Boorman (Rita)
Agathe De La Boulaye
Pietro De Silva
Paula Dehelly
Patrick Floersheim
Clément Harari
Nicholas Hawtrey
Fantin Lalanne (Arthur)
Volker Marek
Gilbert Melki
Daniel Milgram
Fidèle Papalia
Riccardo Parisio Perrotti
Rémy Roubakha
Benjamin Sacks
Jean-Paul Solal
Jesse Joe Walsh
Alternative Titles
Amor embrujado – Spain
Un amore di strega – Italy
Duelo de Bruxos – Brazil
Häxkärlek – Sweden
Der Hexenclub von Bayonne – Germany
Jak kochaja czarownice – Poland
Witch Way Love
References
Periodicals
- Film Français no.2619 (5 July 1996) p.6 – illustrated credits, note
- Film Français no.2654 (28 February 1997) p.vii – illustrated synopsis, credits
- Film Français no.2655 (7 March 1997) p.8 – illustrated article
- Film Français no.2684 (12 September 1997) p.5 – illustrated note
- Première no.242 (May 1997) p.27 – illustrated credits, review (by Jean-Yves Katelan)
- Screen International no.1064 (28 June 1996) p.18 – credits
- Studio May 1997 p.17 – review (by Thierry Klifa)
- Télérama no.2464 (2 April 1997) p.44 – credits, review
- Variety 7 April 1997 p.46 – credits, synopsis, review
Books
- French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction: A Guide to Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, Comic Books and Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present by Jean-Marc L’Officier and Randy L’Officier p.17 – credits
