La Belle Histoire

La Belle Histoire (1992) is a French film directed by Claude Lelouch, featuring Gérard Lanvin and Béatrice Dalle. Synopsis A film with an emphasis on visuals and music, the plot concerns characters who meet in present time, mainly the male gypsy Jesus, and the female thief and con-artist Odona, who share parallel experiences from lives 2000 years in the past. These stories are juxtaposed. Cast Gérard Lanvin : Jésus-Christ Béatrice Dalle : Odona Vincent Lindon : Simon Choulel Marie-Sophie L. : Marie Patrick Chesnais : Pierre Lhermitte Anémone : Madame Desjardins Isabelle Nanty : Isabelle Jean Benguigui : Doga Paul Préboist : The knit teacher Élie Chouraqui : Pierre's associate Amina Annabi : Jesus's sister François Perrot : Marie's uncle Jean-Michel Dupuis : Professor Gérard Darmon : The biker Amidou : The shepherd Pierre Vernier : The director Jean-Claude Dreyfus : The inspector Jacques Gamblin : The young cop Patrick Edlinger : Himself Patrice Laffont : Himself Marie Sara : Herself Hubert Reeves : Himself Laurent Weil : Himself Events Prior to the film's release, in February 1992 a 70 mm copy of the film was projected onto a 300 m wide screen mounted on the Palais des Congrès in Paris.