
Overview
Shortly before her wedding, art gallery director Nora travels from Paris to Grenoble to visit her preteen son, Elias, who is spending time with her aging professor father, Louis, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. During her stay, she reaches out to her former lover, Ismaël, a viola player and father figure to Elias who has been committed against his will to a mental hospital. Ismaël, however, has his own problems to sort out.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Louis Delluc Prize (2004) and the César Award for Best Actor (2005)
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Nominations
6 award nominations, including the César Award for Best Film (2005)
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Box office
Grossed $3.84M worldwide
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Music
Music by Grégoire Hetzel
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Éric Gautier
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Arnaud DesplechinWriter
- Roger BohbotWriter
- Original title
- Rois et Reine
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 22, 2004
- Original language
- French
- Revenue
- $3.8M
- Countries
- France










































