Tous les matins du monde (1991)

Name: Tous les matins du monde
Director: Alain Corneau
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Released: 1991-12-18
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Anne Brochet, Guillaume Depardieu

Not Rated | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of Monsieur de Sainte Colombe, fierce and somber man, grand master of the viola da gamba and professor of Marin Marais, prestigious musician in the court of Louis XIV.

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Jean-Pierre Marielle

Monsieur de Sainte Colombe
Gérard Depardieu

Marin Marais
Anne Brochet

Madeleine
Guillaume Depardieu

Young Marin Marais
Carole Richert

Toinette
Michel Bouquet

Baugin
Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Abbe Mathieu
Yves Gasc

Caignet
Yves Lambrecht

Charbonnières
Jean-Marie Poirier

Monsieur de Bures
Myriam Boyer

Guignotte
Violaine Lacroix

Young Madeleine
Nadège Teron

Young Toinette
Caroline Silhol

Mme. de Sainte Colombe

(as Caroline Sihol)
Philippe Duclos

Brunet

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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

Another 9 wins & 7 nominations.

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4 March 2002 | glibchick

Haunting and beautiful

This is a beautiful movie - everything about it lingers on after you watch it. The music in particular...deep, sweet and sad. Gerard Depardieu is perfect as the ambitious and opportunistic talented viol musician. Alain Corneau makes his viewers feel as if they are right there, in every scene, experiencing the same emotions. Monsieur de Sainte Colombe chooses to live his life as a hermit, shut away from the artificiality and glamour of the royal court. His dedication to his dead wife and the music that he loves are the only things that keep him going. A strict disciplinarian, he forces his daughters to follow the example he has set them, and perhaps this is the reason for Madeleine's later sadness.

All in all, I felt that the film was a touching tribute to the sadness and grief that make true love so beautiful.

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The soundtrack album of Baroque music outsold Michael Jackson, upon its release in France, and outsold Madonna upon its release in the United States.

Quotes

Musician: Open your mouth so we can hear you. I can't follow you. You're not listening. You're going too fast. Let's start over with the first notes of the song. Stop! The Master has signalled. The Master would speak. Speak, Master.
Marin Marais: Each note should end dying.