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Capitaine Achab

Capitaine Achab
Directed byPhilippe Ramos
Produced byMichel Klein
Jérôme Larcher
Screenplay byPhilippe Ramos
StarringFrédéric Bonpart
CinematographyLaurent Desmet
Edited bySophie Deseuzes
Running time
22 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$331.000[1]

Capitaine Achab (in English, Captain Ahab) is a 2004 French short film directed by Philippe Ramos. It is an interpretation of Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. The film follows a young Achab and the events that inspire his eventual journey to the sea. The film was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and Pantin in 2004.[2]

In 2007 a full-length (100 min.) version was released.

Cast

  • Valérie Crunchant : Louise
  • Frédéric Bonpart : Achab
    • Alexis Locquet : Young Achab
  • Dominique Blanc : Anna
  • Aristide Demonico : Achab's father
  • Aymeric Descrèpes : Starbuck
  • Mona Heftre : Achab's Aunt
  • Grégory Gadebois : The guardian

Awards

  • "Prix de la presse 2003" at the "Festival du film court de Paris"

References

  1. ^ "Capitaine Achab". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  2. ^ Captain Ahab (Capitaine Achab), retrieved 2018-02-27

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