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The Ideal Palace

2019 · 105 min

A patient, heartfelt portrait of quiet obsession and everyday devotion, watching a man slowly shape stone and dream into something lasting.

Directed by
Nils Tavernier
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Jacques Gamblin, Laetitia Casta, Florence Thomassin
Overview
Follows Joseph Ferdinand Chavel a French postman who built a palace in the French countryside over 33 years.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Nils Tavernier
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Jacques Gamblin, Laetitia Casta, Florence Thomassin
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • obsession
  • family
  • work
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Nils Tavernier
Written by
Fanny Desmarès, Laurent Bertoni, Nils Tavernier
Starring
Jacques Gamblin, Laetitia Casta, Florence Thomassin, Bernard Le Coq, Natacha Lindinger, Zélie Rixhon, Éric Savin, Louka Petit-Taborelli
Music
Pierre Colleu, Baptiste Colleu
Cinematography
Vincent Gallot
Runtime
105 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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