Le Divorce

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Le Divorce
Le Divorce film poster
Directed by	James Ivory
Produced by	Ismail Merchant Michael Schiffer
Written by	Ruth Prawer Jhabvala James Ivory (based on the novel by Diane Johnson)
Starring	Kate Hudson Naomi Watts Glenn Close Leslie Caron
Music by	Richard Robbins
Cinematography	Pierre Lhomme
Distributed by	Fox Searchlight
Release date(s)	8 August 2003
Running time	117 minutes
Language	English French
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Le Divorce is a 2003 Merchant Ivory Productions' film directed by James Ivory. Screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala & James Ivory based on Diane Johnson's bestselling novel.

It tells the story of a young American woman Isabel Walker who travels to Paris to visit her pregnant sister Roxy (Roxeanne). Roxy's husband Charles-Henri left her for his lover Magda Tellman. Later on, Isabel secretly falls in love with her French uncle-in-law Edgar Cosset and becomes his mistress.

1 Select Cast
2 Location
3 Music
4 External links

[edit] Select Cast

Starring

Kate Hudson - Isabel Walker
Naomi Watts - Roxeanne de Persand

Rest of Cast in Order of Appearance

Melvil Poupaud - Charles-Henri de Persand
Catherine Samie - Madame Florian
Samuel Labarthe - Antoine de Persand
Leslie Caron - Suzanne de Persand
Thierry Lhermitte - Edgar Cosset
Nathalie Richard - Charlotte de Persand
Glenn Close - Olivia Pace
Sam Waterston - Chester Walker
Stockard Channing - Margeeve Walker
Thomas Lennon - Roger Walker
Romain Duris - Yves
Humbert Balsan - Maitre Doisneau
Bebe Neuwirth - Julia Manchevering
Jean-Marc Barr - Maitre Bertram
Rona Hartner - Magda Tellman
Matthew Modine - Tellman
Hélène Surgère - Lingerie Saleswoman
Françoise Brion - Bookstore Owner
Alan Ewing - Singer
Daniel Mesguich - Louvre Expert
Anne Canovas - Appraiser
Stephen Fry - Piers Janely

[edit] Location

Le Divorce was filmed in Paris at locations including Café de Flore, Tour Eiffel, Musée du Louvre and Salle Gaveau (concert sequence, Alan Ewing and uncredited Les Arts Florissants member performed Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "Pleurons plutôt de présentes douleurs" from "Il faut rire et chanter: Dispute de bergers, H. 484" which was recorded previously with William Christie, but they performed again just for this film).

[edit] Music

Opening title music was Paul Misraki's "Qu'est-ce qu'on attend pour être heureux", sung by Patrick Bruel & Johnny Hallyday from Bruel's CD "Entre deux". End title music was Serge Gainsbourg's "L'Anamour", sung by Jane Birkin from her CD "Version Jane". But the film's Hermès's handbag was a Kelly Bag, not a Birkin.