The Cruel Embrace

The Cruel Embrace
Directed byMarion Hänsel
Written byMarion Hänsel
StarringMarianne Basler
CinematographyWalther Vanden Ende
Music byFrédéric Devreese
Release date
  • 25 November 1987 (1987-11-25)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageFrench

The Cruel Embrace (French: Les Noces barbares) is a 1987 Belgian drama film directed by Marion Hänsel.[1] The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]

Cast

  • Marianne Basler as Nicole, la mere
  • Thierry Frémont as Ludo adolescent
  • Yves Cotton as Ludo enfant
  • Marie-Ange Dutheil as Mademoisell Rakoff
  • André Penvern as Micho
  • Frédéric Saurel as Tatar
  • Claudine Delvaux as Madame Blanchard
  • Jacky Pratoussy as Monsieur Blanchard

See also

References

  1. ^ "Les Noces barbares". Films de France. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences