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Cast
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Ovidiu Balan | ... |
Mondo
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| Philippe Petit | ... |
The Magician
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Pierrette Fesch | ... |
Thi Chin
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Jerry Smith | ... |
Dadi
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Schahla Aalam | ... |
The Magician's Friend
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Maurice Maurin | ... |
Giordan the fisherman
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Catherine Brun | ... |
Church Soloist (Elevator Woman)
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Ange Gobbi | ... |
The Postman
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Jean Ferrier | ... |
The Chief of Police
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Marcel Lemuet | ... |
The Birdman
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Nadia Cutaia | ... |
The Baker Woman
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Pierre Klouman | ... |
The Popcorn Man
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Georges Carlo | ... |
Family at the Supermarket
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Sylvie Fadeuilh | ... |
Family at the Supermarket
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Benjamin Massi | ... |
Family at the Supermarket
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Bérenger Massi | ... |
Family at the Supermarket
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Julie Massi | ... |
Family at the Supermarket
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Jennifer Oplinger | ... |
Family at the Supermarket
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Alexia Le Duff | ... |
Family at the Supermarket
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Directed by
| Tony Gatlif | ||
Written by
| Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio | ... | (novel) (as Jean-Marie G. Le Clezio) |
| Tony Gatlif | ... | () |
Produced by
| Michèle Ray-Gavras | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Éric Guichard | ... | (as Eric Guichard) |
Editing by
| Nicole Berckmans | ... | (as Nicole D.V. Berckmans) |
Editorial Department
| Caroline Chatriot | ... | assistant editor |
| Pauline Dairou | ... | assistant editor |
| Valérie Niddam | ... | assistant editor |
| Bruno Patin | ... | color timer |
Production Management
| Claude Garnier | ... | production manager |
| Florence Masset | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alexandre Gavras | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Denis Mercier | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Nicolas Becker | ... | sound effects |
| Philippe Escanecrabe | ... | sound dubbing engineer |
| Dominique Gaborieau | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Fabien Krzyzanowski | ... | sound editor |
| Philippe Richard | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Claude Garnier | ... | assistant camera |
| Patrick Ghiringhelli | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Komal Kothari | ... | music arranger: song "Satara solo" |
| Matoub Lounès | ... | composer: song "Hymne à Boudiaf" |
| Mohammad Musavi | ... | composer: song "Dastgah-e homayum" |
| Chris Norman | ... | music arranger: song "Man of Constant Sorrow" / translator: song "Man of Constant Sorrow" |
| Nicolas Saboly | ... | composer: song "Pastre dey montannas" |
| Muhammad Osimanovitch Tulebaiev | ... | composer: song "Mélodie de chant long flute bachkirlé" |
| Naat Vellov | ... | music arranger: song "Nic can bagna" / translator: song "Nic can bagna" |
| Alain Weber | ... | additional musical researcher |
Additional Crew
| Pauline Goetzmann | ... | production administrator |
| Florence Masset | ... | manager |
| Sophie Ray | ... | manager |
Production Companies
- K.G. Productions
- Canal+ (participation)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
Distributors
- K.G. Productions (1996) (France) (theatrical)
- Shadow Distribution (1997) (United States) (subtitled)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Centimage (titles)
- S.G.A.C. Bellan (insurance)
- Studio Lincoln (synchronization)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A fable unfolds. One summer day, a boy of about ten appears on the streets of Nice - no family, no possessions, no schooling, but with a brilliant smile. Mondo's most at home in gardens, fields, and at the seashore. The bustle of the city can seem to overwhelm him. He has good survival instincts, running from police and from threatening adults, and he is looking for a family. Over time, people come to know him - he helps out a street magician, befriends an old man who keeps doves in his suitcase, and finds a mother, herself an outsider. That smile is always at hand. Yet, no vagabond child sits well with the authorities. Can Nice keep this treasure of the spirit?
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