La Vouivre

1989 · 102 min · Drama

Arsène Muselier returns to his home village at the end of the First World War. His only injury is a head wound, which sometimes provokes periods of delirium and fury. As he renews his acquaintance with the people he left behind - his mother, the old farmhand who brought him up after his father's death, his former girlfriend, and many others - he becomes fascinated by the legend of La Vouivre, a creature with the body of a woman who lives in the marsh, surrounded by vipers. One day, Arsène sees the strange woman - she is naked, beautiful, alluring, and he is instantly enchanted by her. Can she be real, or is she merely a creation of his damaged mind...?

Director: Georges Wilson
Writers: Marcel Aymé, Georges Wilson
Released: January 11, 1989
Language: French

Cast

Jean Carmet
Requiem
Suzanne Flon
Louise Muselier
Lambert Wilson
Arsène Muselier
Jacques Dufilho
Urbain
Macha Méril
La rodinet
Laurence Treil
La vouivre
François Tixier
Angèle
Anne-Marie Pisani
Emilie
Kathy Kriegel
(as Kathie Kriegel)
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Victor
Paola Lanzi
Belette
Bruno Abraham-Kremer
Le curé

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