Released:
2001-05-21

Overview:
The year is 1898. Héloïse, 9 years old, comes from a family belonging to the anti-Dreyfus and anti-Semitic Parisian high bourgeoisie. In a spirit of revolt, she begins a love affair with Maxime, a young Jewish journalist. During a terrible quarrel with her father, the latter suffers a stroke and dies. To get her away from Maxime, her mother Mathilde and her cousin Olympe take Héloïse on a trip to the Orient. After Cairo and the Pyramids, they go up the Nile and cross the desert in a caravan.

Director:
Nina Companéez

Runtime:
1h 48min

Genre:
Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Dominique Blanc
  as
  Olympe de Cardeauville
• 
  Dominique Reymond
  as
  Mathilde Ancelin
• 
  Marina Hands
  as
  Héloïse Ancelin
• 
  Jean-Claude Drouot
  as
  Jacques Coquerel
• 
  Daniel Mesguich
  as
  Paul-Louis Gérard