Film

Le monde à l'envers

1998 · 1h 40m

IMDb

7.2

Rolando Colla made his directorial debut with this Swiss-French-Italian period drama about a Breton woman who disguises herself as a man to join a ship's crew during the 18th century. Rebellious 24-year-old Anne Bruneau is abandoned at the altar by her fiancé Yann. Unaware that Yann was drunk and fell down a well, Anne reacts to his absence by cutting her hair, dressing like a man, and signing on with a ship captained by a dwarf. When Yann learns what happened, he begins running south to Marseilles to rejoin her. Aboard the ship, Anne's disguise is discovered by the captain and the ship's doctor. With an Arab, she jumps ship, hiding with hookers in Marseilles while still maintaining her disguise.

Denis Lavant

Yann Kerebel

Sara Capretti

Magali

Roschdy Zem

Nasser

Laurence Côte

Anne Bruneau

Adrien de Van

• Rolando CollaWriter · Director
• Jean JourdheuilWriter
• Elena PedrazzoliWriter · Producer
• Hansjörg SchertenleibWriter
• Gianluigi ToccafondoWriter

Release date

August 14, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 40m