Twice Upon a Time

Nov 8, 2006

1h 32m

★ 5.9

Overview

Alice d'Abanville and Louis Ruinard are two extraordinary personalities. They were the most strikingly glamorous couple of the 70s. But this pair haven't seen each other in thirty years.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Tigerfish

Loma Nasha Films

Poisson Rouge Pictures

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Cast

Louis Ruinard

Jean Rochefort

Alice d'Abanville

Charlotte Rampling

Rageaud

Isabelle Nanty

Lord Evelyn Gaylord

Ian Richardson

Paul Gaylord

James Thierrée

Battar Master of Ceremonies

Charles Dance

Gilbert Carrington

Raymond Bouchard

Isabelle Carrington

Julie du Page

Producer

Yvon Back

Battar crooner

Boy George

Doctor Trudeau

Yves Jacques

Randall

Simon Kunz

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