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L'Échappée belle
L'Échappée belle
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L'Échappée belle

1996
1h 25m
Comedy
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1996

Runtime

1h 25m

Storyline

An aviation magnate takes desperate measures to regain custody of his kids after he is granted minimal visitation rights by a harsh female judge. It's true that Manu Barnes is free-spirited and for much of his twelve year marriage to Mathilde that he has been too centered on his career, but he does love his kids and believes he should see them more often than one weekend a month. The judge called him irresponsible and he decides to disprove her words by kidnapping Chloe, the judge's strong-willed adolescent daughter. He takes the girl to a remote, snow-bound mountain cabin. Unfortunately, she thinks Manu is sexually attracted to her. A disaster nearly occurs there, but Chloe manages to get back to Paris. Though he knows a private detective is trailing him, the determined Manu decides to abduct his kids and take them out of the country.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Mar 27, 1996
Languages
French
Director
Étienne Dhaene
Production
Les Productions Lazennec
Les Productions Lazennec
M6 Films
M6 Films
Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Production Countries
France

Top Cast

22 Cast Members

Jean-Marc Barr

Jean-Marc Barr

Manu Barnes

Anémone

Anémone

Jeanine, la juge

Olivia Bonamy

Olivia Bonamy

Chloé

Antoine Duléry

Antoine Duléry

Clovis Delmotte

Laurence Masliah

Laurence Masliah

Mathilde Barnes

Zinedine Soualem

Zinedine Soualem

l'avocat

Bernard Alane

Bernard Alane

Georges

Michèle Bernier

Michèle Bernier

Madame Lambert

Denis Podalydès

Denis Podalydès

Sanchez

Emma de Caunes

Emma de Caunes

Juliette

Bruno Lochet

Bruno Lochet

l'inspecteur Cambois

Fabien Béhar

Fabien Béhar

l'inspecteur Jaubert

Louise Boisvert

La chef de cabinet

René Migliaccio

La Fontaine

Christian Cloarec

Contrôleur 2

Muriel Combeau

Muriel Combeau

Contrôleur 1

Gilles David

Gilles David

Commandant Airbus

André Sanfratello

M. Michard

Shush Tenin

Jeune homme boîte

Claude Tissot

Maître d'hôtel

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