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Film / 2019
The Ideal Palace
Directed by
Nils Tavernier
Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.
The story
Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.
Cast
Jacques GamblinJoseph Ferdinand Cheval, aka 'Le facteur Cheval'
Laetitia CastaPhilomène Cheval
Florence ThomassinFélicienne
Bernard Le CoqAuguste
Natacha LindingerGarance
Zélie RixhonAlice Cheval
Éric SavinJoseph Cadier
Louka Petit-TaborelliCyrille Cheval
Aurélien WiikBenjamin Lecoeur
Julien PersonnazLouis Charvat, photographer
Lilly Rose DebosAlice Cheval at 12
Delphine LacheteauAlice Cheval at 22
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Milo MazéCyrille at 7
Barthélemy Boccara FechnerVillage boy
Franck AdrienDoctor
Thomas BailletEugène
Mélanie Baxter-JonesRosalie Cheval
Alain BlazquezJean-Louis Revol
Pasquale D'IncaLucien Quampoix
Bernard VillanuevaMayor of Hauterives
Philippe BaronPriest
Christiane CayreGrandmother at funeral
Fanny DesmarèsLittle lady at funeral
Julien ReneautBar waiter
Ugo UgoliniVillager
Gerhardt CombletVillager
Marc PerroneAccordionist at the wedding
Marie-Odile ChantranMusician at wedding
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