Unpredictable Nature of the River

  • Caprices d'un fleuve (Les)
Genre : Historical
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 1996
Format : Feature
Running time : 111 (in minutes)
http://www.flachfilm.com/index.php?page=film&id=138

In 1785, Jean-Franois de la Plaine is appointed by the King governor in West Africa, in a period when slavery was the rule.

Directed by Bernard Giraudeau
Written by Bernard Giraudeau



Produced by Jean-François Lepetit

Original Music by
René-Marc Bini
Pape Dièye

Cinematography by Jean-Marie Dreujou

Film Editing by
Anick Baly
Dominique Boissau

Casting by
Françoise Menidrey

Production Design by
Yan Arlaud
Bertrand L'Herminier
Alain Pitrel

Costume Design by
Marylin Fitoussi
Delphine Provent

Makeup Department
Franck Berteau.... hair stylist: Paris
Fabienne Bressan.... hair stylist: Paris
Michèle Carmitrand.... makeup artist: Paris (as Michèle Carmintrand)
Ramatoulaye Diagne.... assistant makeup artist
Nadine Dumas.... hair stylist: Paris
Agathe Dupuis.... key hair stylist
Catherine Gomez-Fernandez.... hair stylist: Paris
Christine Leaustic.... hair stylist: Paris
Gill Robillard.... key makeup artist
Caroline Savioz.... makeup artist: Paris
Marie-Claire Schori.... makeup artist: Paris

Production Management
Jean-Marc Abbou.... general manager
Dominique-Claire Andrieu.... general manager
Eric Aufèvre.... unit manager
Olivier Fay-Keller.... general manager
Hélène Gaudin.... post-production supervisor
Eric Lipchitz.... unit manager
Philippe Schwartz.... production manager
Florence Sempé.... unit manager
Patrice Vouaux.... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Euric Allaire.... first assistant director
Clarence Thomas Delgado.... second assistant director
Frédéric Douilhat.... second assistant director
Patrick Meunier.... first assistant director
Bertrand Soupey.... second assistant director
Renaud Alcalde.... first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Pascal Blanchard.... painter
Jérôme Boyer.... assistant decorator
Michel Conche.... on-set propmaster
Joëlle de Jesus.... painter
Mory Diallo.... assistant decorator
Nicolás Díaz.... sculptor
Kim Doan.... construction manager
Hélène Imbert.... head painter
Michel Mercier.... carpenter
Jacques Moissignac.... swing gang (as Jacques Moissinac)
Alain Pitrel.... set dresser
Serge Recorbet.... constructor
Séverine Roger.... tapestry
Vianney Santrot.... carpenter
Hubert Stagnol.... assistant decorator
Malick Sy.... assistant decorator
Patrick Veron.... construction manager

Sound Department
Martin Boissau.... boom operator
Myriam Cadene.... assistant sound editor
Emmanuelle Labbé.... sound editor
Anne Le Campion.... foley engineer
Jean-Pierre Lelong.... foley artist
Dominique Levert.... sound
Mario Melchiorri.... assistant foley artist
Pierre Picq.... boom operator
Williams Schmit.... sound re-recording mixer
Eric Tisserand.... sound

Special Effects by
Grégoire Delage.... special effects assistant
Georges Demétrau.... special effects
Jacky Dufour.... special effects assistant
Guy Monbillard.... special effects assistant
Olivier Zenenski.... special effects assistant (as Olivier Zeninski)

Stunts
Mario Luraschi.... stunts
Pascal Madura.... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Papa Arona Camara.... key grip (as Arona Camara)
Lamine Camara.... grip
Renaud Chassaing.... second assistant camera
Moustaph Cissé.... second assistant camera
Isabelle Czajka.... first assistant camera
Pierre-Louis de Stefano.... grip (as Pierre-Louis di Stephano)
Makhète Diallo.... second assistant camera
Cheick Faye.... electrician (as Cheikh Faye)
Gilles Floquet.... grip
Pierre Garnier.... grip
Patrick Gasché.... electrician
Pascal Gennesseaux.... camera operator
Jean-Pierre Mas.... key grip
Jean-Paul Meurisse.... camera operator
Philippe Peyraud.... electrician
Jean-Claude Reux.... gaffer
Soriba Touré.... gaffer

Casting Department
Marie-France Michel.... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marième Dieng.... costumer
Sylvie de Segonzac.... costumer
Oumou Sy.... costumer

Editorial Department
Nadine Atzei.... editor trainee
Domitille Boisseau.... editor trainee
Valéry-Anne Sarcy.... assistant editor
Pocas Tisserand.... editor trainee

Music Department
Jean-Philippe Audin.... conductor
René-Marc Bini.... orchestrator
Pape Dièye.... composer & Lyrics
Cathy Renoir.... Singer ("Sama Yoon")
Didier Lizé.... music recordist
Jean-Matthieu Poitevin.... music recordist

Other crew
Patricia Bales.... publicist
Bruno Barde.... press attache
Lucile Christol.... script supervisor
Jean-René Coulon.... location manager
Isabelle Delage.... script supervisor
Nabou Fall.... production secretary
Claudy Gibier.... groupman (as Claudie Gibier)
Héléna Mendes.... production assistant
Babacar Ndiaye.... groupman
Khady Ndiaye.... production secretary
Jean-Pierre Nossereau.... location manager
Édith Pavageau.... assistant production administrator
Hélène Pavageau.... production administrator
Martine Vergnes.... production assistant
Bernadette Zinck.... production administrator

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