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| Maggie Cheung | ... | Emily Wang | |
| Nick Nolte | ... | Albrecht Hauser | |
| Béatrice Dalle | ... | Elena | |
| Jeanne Balibar | ... | Irene Paolini | |
| Don McKellar | ... | Vernon | |
| Martha Henry | ... | Rosemary Hauser | |
| James Johnston | ... | Lee Hauser | |
| James Dennis | ... | Jay | |
| Rémi Martin | ... | Jean-Pierre | |
| Laetitia Spigarelli | ... | Sandrine | |
| Arnaud Churin | ... | Store Manager | |
| Man Kit Cheung | ... | Restaurant Owner | |
| Kurtys Kidd | ... | Detective | |
| Shaun Austin-Olsen | ... | Record Label Owner | |
| Jodi Crawford | ... | Gloria | |
| Ross McKie | ... | Vancouver Police 1 | |
| Calum Dehartog | ... | Vancouver Police 2 | |
| Clare-Marie Grigg | ... | Cafeteria Nurse | |
| Paul Brogen | ... | Motel Clerk | |
| Xray | ... | Themselves | |
| Joana Preiss | ... | Aline | |
| David Salsedo | ... | Jeff | |
| Mike Hoong | ... | Waiter In Restaurant | |
| Régis Vidal | ... | Alexis | |
| Jurgen Doering | ... | Irene Paolini's Fan | |
| Shaun Matheson | ... | Police Officer 1 | |
| John Stoneham Jr. | ... | Police Officer 2 | |
| Michelle Palmateer | ... | Avis Agent | |
| Paraskevi Antonarakis | ... | Manager Of Diner | |
| Shannon Novak | ... | Record Label Employee | |
| Tricky | ... | Himself | |
| David Roback | ... | Himself | |
| Elizabeth Densmore | ... | Herself (as Liz Densmore) | |
| Emily Haines | ... | Herself - Metric | |
| James Shaw | ... | Himself - Metric | |
| Josh Winstead | ... | Himself - Metric | |
| Joules Scott-Key | ... | Himself - Metric | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Isabelle Lardin | ... | (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Olivier Assayas | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Olivier Assayas | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Nathalie Choukroun-Lacoste | .... | co-producer | |
| Niv Fichman | .... | producer | |
| Sari Friedland | .... | line producer | |
| Xavier Giannoli | .... | producer | |
| Daniel Iron | .... | co-producer | |
| Xavier Marchand | .... | producer | |
| Jane Moore | .... | co-producer | |
| Aline Perry | .... | executive producer | |
| Rupert Preston | .... | executive producer | |
| Frédéric Sauvagnac | .... | line producer | |
| Edouard Weil | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Brian Eno | |||
| David Roback | |||
| Tricky | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Eric Gautier | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Luc Barnier | |||
Casting by | |||
| Shaheen Baig | |||
| Antoinette Boulat | |||
| John Buchan | |||
| Millie Tom | |||
| Isabelle Ungaro | |||
Production Design by | |||
| William Fleming | |||
| François-Renaud Labarthe | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Anaïs Romand | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Franck-Pascal Alquinet | .... | hair stylist | |
| Debra Johnson | .... | hair stylist | |
| Thi-Loan Nguyen | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jo Farr | .... | production manager: Canada | |
Art Department | |||
| Vincent Amiel | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Yvon Moreno | .... | floor props | |
| Ken Sinclair | .... | first assistant decorator | |
| Ken Sinclair | .... | lead man | |
Sound Department | |||
| Annabel Acquaviva | .... | boom operator | |
| Al Buchok | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Guadalupe Cassius | .... | foley editor | |
| Frank Ceven | .... | assistant foley artist | |
| Pascal Chauvin | .... | foley artist | |
| Roman Dymny | .... | sound designer | |
| Roman Dymny | .... | sound mixer | |
| Bill Flynn | .... | sound | |
| Richard Flynn | .... | sound mixer | |
| Richard Flynn | .... | sound recordist | |
| Herwig Gayer | .... | sound recordist | |
| Nicolas Moreau | .... | sound designer | |
| Nicolas Moreau | .... | sound mixer | |
| Rob Rouse | .... | boom operator: Canada | |
| Guillaume Sciama | .... | sound recordist | |
| Daniel Sobrino | .... | sound designer | |
| Vincent Vatoux | .... | assistant sound editor | |
Stunts | |||
| Catherine Lebegue | .... | stunts: France | |
| Thierry Saelens | .... | stunts: France | |
| John Stoneham Jr. | .... | stunt coordinator: Canada | |
Casting Department | |||
| Jonathan Payne | .... | casting assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Matt Cahill | .... | post-production coordinator: Canada | |
| Julie Delord | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Isabelle Julien | .... | color grader | |
| Isabelle Julien | .... | color timer | |
| Sophie Lustière | .... | color grader | |
| Marion Monnier | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Cynthia Amsden | .... | unit publicist | |
| Mira Bailey | .... | production assistant | |
| Sandie Cabrol | .... | production coordinator | |
| Sara Curran | .... | legal counsel | |
| Agnès Feuvre | .... | script supervisor | |
| Clémentine Harland | .... | production coordinator | |
| Daniel Horvat | .... | production accountant: Canada | |
| Cory Johnson | .... | production assistant | |
| François Mathon | .... | assistant: Maggie cheung | |
| Don McKellar | .... | script translator | |
| Chris Morgan | .... | location manager | |
| Neil Peplow | .... | production executive | |
| Matthew Riutta | .... | caterer | |
| Adrien Scolan | .... | runner | |
| Matt Tromans | .... | assistant: Nick Nolte | |
Thanks | |||
| Matt Tromans | .... | special thanks | |
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So what does it take to win at the Cannes Film Festival? Well, Maggie Cheung pulled out all the stops for her win in 2004 in a moving film directed by her ex-husband Olivier Assayas.
Emily Wang (Maggie Cheung), a junkie ex-VJ, struggles in life after her husband, a famed yet ageing rocker whose career is in decline, dies after a heroin overdose on the drugs she had bought him. After serving six months in jail for possession, she finds her son, Jay (James Dennis) is put into the care of her parents in law, Albrecht (Nick Nolte) and Rosemary (Martha Henry). Knowing that the only way to see her son again is to clean herself up, Emily moves to Paris to rebuild her life, seeking help from long forgotten contacts. Meanwhile Albrecht begins to have a change in heart when he realises that Rosemary is dying.
Maggie Cheung's performance isn't easy to match with superlatives. Mastering dialogue in Cantonese, English and French, as well as singing the title track - she, unlike many HK actors, hasn't launched a singing career - it feels as much an honest, raw portrayal of Emily's character and her struggles to deal with the twists presented to her. Whilst Cheung and Assayas may have split amicably years before, I can't help but feel that their own history must have played a part in the making of this film, and if so, they used it well for the benefit of the film. Which is just as well, as I felt the overall script wasn't as impactful as it could be, particularly given Cheung's performance.
Nick Nolte's role is fairly limited. It's strange seeing him now as a grandfather, but he does it well - will we see a change in direction from him? This is a good film, and we will look back on it one day in an awards ceremony and say this is the one movie that exemplifies all of Maggie Cheung's achievements in one film.