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The Story of Marie and Julien

Original title: Histoire de Marie et Julien
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  • 2h 30m
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Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Mystery
Middle-aged Julien lives alone with his cat. He dreams of Marie, and a few minutes later, he sees her on the street and makes a date. He asks her to move in with him, and she does. Her boyfr... Read allMiddle-aged Julien lives alone with his cat. He dreams of Marie, and a few minutes later, he sees her on the street and makes a date. He asks her to move in with him, and she does. Her boyfriend is dead, the rest of her past a mystery. Although they quickly seem to fall in love, ... Read allMiddle-aged Julien lives alone with his cat. He dreams of Marie, and a few minutes later, he sees her on the street and makes a date. He asks her to move in with him, and she does. Her boyfriend is dead, the rest of her past a mystery. Although they quickly seem to fall in love, she sometimes pulls away suddenly from him, is distant, and spends the night in a hotel. S... Read all
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  • Director
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Writers
    • Pascal Bonitzer(scenario)
    • Christine Laurent(scenario)
    • Jacques Rivette(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Emmanuelle Béart
    • Jerzy Radziwilowicz
    • Anne Brochet
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Writers
    • Pascal Bonitzer(scenario)
    • Christine Laurent(scenario)
    • Jacques Rivette(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Emmanuelle Béart
    • Jerzy Radziwilowicz
    • Anne Brochet
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    • 22User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Emmanuelle Béart and Jerzy Radziwilowicz in Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
    Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
    Emmanuelle Béart and Jerzy Radziwilowicz in Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
    Emmanuelle Béart in Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
    Emmanuelle Béart and Jerzy Radziwilowicz in Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
    Emmanuelle Béart and Jerzy Radziwilowicz in Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
    Emmanuelle Béart and Jerzy Radziwilowicz in Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
    Emmanuelle Béart in Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
    Emmanuelle Béart and Jerzy Radziwilowicz in Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)
    Jerzy Radziwilowicz in Histoire de Marie et Julien (2003)

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    Emmanuelle Béart
    Emmanuelle Béart
    • Marieas Marie
    Jerzy Radziwilowicz
    Jerzy Radziwilowicz
    • Julienas Julien
    Anne Brochet
    Anne Brochet
    • Madame Xas Madame X
    Bettina Kee
    • Adrienneas Adrienne
    Olivier Cruveiller
    • L'éditeuras L'éditeur
    Mathias Jung
    • Le conciergeas Le concierge
    Nicole Garcia
    Nicole Garcia
    • L'amieas L'amie
    • Director
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Writers
      • Pascal Bonitzer(scenario) (dialogue)
      • Christine Laurent(scenario) (dialogue)
      • Jacques Rivette(scenario)
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    Storyline

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    Middle-aged Julien lives alone with his cat. He dreams of Marie, and a few minutes later, he sees her on the street and makes a date. He asks her to move in with him, and she does. Her boyfriend is dead, the rest of her past a mystery. Although they quickly seem to fall in love, she sometimes pulls away suddenly from him, is distant, and spends the night in a hotel. She also dreads something imminent and warns him that if he missteps, he will lose her and all memory of her. He responds by digging into her past: what explains her remodeling an upstairs garret room, her nightly dreams, her fears? What can he, now desperately in love, do when he learns why? Can either rescue the other? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • paris france
    • older man younger woman relationship
    • nudity
    • sense of hearing
    • large breasts
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Mystery
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      When we see Marie choosing chairs to place in the garret, after she removes the second chair and returns to the garret empty-handed, a small stool is inexplicably where the chair had been.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Un film fantôme: Stéphane Tchal Gadjieff à propos de Jacques Rivette et 'Histoire de Marie et Julien' (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Our Day Will Come
      Written by Mort Garson and Bob Hilliard

      Performed by Blossom Dearie with Joe Harnell et son quartet, Joseph Harnell (as Joe Harnell) (piano) - Dick Romoff (bass) - Ted Summer (drums) - Jerome Richardson (flute)

      © 1962 publishing by Better Half Music and MCA Music Publishing (Renewed), A.D.O. Universal Studio

      (p) DIW Records/disk union Co., Ltd.

      Avec l'aimable autorisation de Unisersal Music projets spéciaux

    User reviews22

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    Top review
    10/10
    Boring is the absence of ideas
    Why do certain people that go to the movies think that (their) being bored is important for the destiny of the world? Why do they keep punching us with their problems of boredom?

    Can't they understand that, to share something with the others, it's important to have some ideas (just a small one, please...) about the movie itself? Do they think that when they proclaim their boredom they are giving to the world some kind of undisputed law?

    Is it so difficult to understand that the Rivette work cannot be understood by the rules of mediocre entertainment? Is it so painful to address the simple idea that Rivette keeps filming the mystery of love? And that he doesn't want to bore us with the vulgar ideas of a vulgar TV-movie?
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    • Aug 15, 2005

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    • Release date
      • November 12, 2003 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Marie ve Julien
    • Production companies
      • Pierre Grise Productions
      • Cinemaundici
      • Arte France Cinéma
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $66,543
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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