- Capitaine Achab
"Capitaine Achab" (in English, "
Captain Ahab ") is a2004 French movie directed byPhilippe Ramos . It is an unusual interpretation ofMoby-Dick byHerman Melville . In this movie Achab falls in love with Louise. The white skin of her body that the camera explores like a landscape, is said to symbolize the whale Moby Dick in the dreams of Achab. This movie was presented at theCannes Film Festival andPantin in 2004. This movie contains many landscape shots of the sea in the north of France. The young actressValérie Crunchant was very noted for her portrayal of Louise [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398831/#comment] .*Directed by
Philippe Ramos
*Writing credits :Hermann Melville (novel)Philippe Ramos screenplay
*Release date : December 2003 («Festival du film court de Paris») 19 May 2004 (Cannes Film Festival) 12 June 2004 (Pantin Short Film Festival) May 2004 Arte TV.Cast
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Valérie Crunchant : Louise
* Frédéric Bonpart : Achab
*Alexis Locquet (Achab as a child)
*Aristide Demonico (Achab’s father)
*Aymeric Descrèpes (Starbuck)
*Mona Heftre (Achab’s Aunt)Awards
*«prix de la presse 2003» in «festival du film court de Paris»
External links
*imdb title|id=0398831|title=Capitaine Achab
* [http://dvdtoile.com/Film.php?id=35087 DVD toile (French)]
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