Tous les Matins du Monde
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| Directed by | Alain Corneau |
| Produced by | Jean-Louis Livi |
| Written by |
Pascal Quignard Alain Corneau |
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| Music by |
Jordi Savall Sainte-Colombe Marin Marais |
| Cinematography | Yves Angelo |
| Edited by | Marie-Josephe Yoyotte |
| Distributed by | Koch-Lorber Films (1992) |
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115 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $3,089,497 |
Tous les matins du monde (English translation: All the Mornings of the World) is a 1991 French film based on the book of the same name. Set during the reign of Louis XIV, the film shows the eminent musician Marin Marais looking back on his young life when he tried to become a pupil of Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, and features much music of the period, especially that for the viola da gamba. The title of the film is explained towards the end of the film; « Tous les matins du monde sont sans retour » ("all the mornings of the world never return") spoken by Marais in chapter XXVI of Quignard's novel when he learns of the death of Madeleine.
In the same year as the book's release, Pascal Quignard, together with director Alain Corneau, adapted the novel to the film that starred Jean-Pierre Marielle, Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, and Guillaume Depardieu. The film is currently distributed by Koch-Lorber Films.
The film revolves around the late-17th / early-18th-century composer Marin Marais' life as a musician, his mentor Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, and Sainte-Colombe's daughters. The aging Marais, played by Gérard Depardieu, narrates the story, while Depardieu's son Guillaume Depardieu plays the young Marais. The haunting sound of his instrument, the viol (viola da gamba), here played by Jordi Savall, is heard throughout the movie and plays a major role in setting the mood. Though fictional, the story is based on historical characters, and what little is known about their lives is generally accurately portrayed.
The film credits the scenes set in the salon of Louis XV as filmed in the golden gallery of the Banque de France.
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