Opium

"The frustrated loves of Jean Cocteau and Raymond Radiguet at the beginning of the 1920s. The death of Radiguet that sank Cocteau into opium. A story under the influence of drugs. A narrative in the spirit of Cocteau. And all this in a musical."

Cast

Arielle Dombasle

as Mnémosyne

Grégoire Colin

as Jean Cocteau

Niels Schneider

as Maurice Sachs

Hélène Fillières

as Marie-Laure de Noailles

Marisa Berenson

as Marquise Casati

Julie Depardieu

as Nyx

Anna Sigalevitch

as Princess Polignac

Philippe Katerine

as Nijinski

Audrey Marnay

as Coco Chanel

Élodie Navarre

as The gypsy

Valérie Donzelli

as Valentine Hugo

Jérémie Elkaïm

as Etienne de Beaumont

Patrick Mille

as Paul Morand

Elie Top

as Gabriele d'Annunzio

Ali Mahdavi

as Auric

Catherine Baba

as The owner of the opium den

Farida Khelfa

as Yvette

Ariel Wizman

as Tristan Tzara

Virgile Bramly

as Man Ray

Roland Menou

as André Breton

Yannik Mazzilli

as Diaghilev

David Rochline

as Kisling

Marine Prud'hon

as The model

Gerhard Freidl

as The chauffeur

William Foucault

as Bernard Grasset

Frédéric Longbois

as 'Monsieur Loyal'

Patrick Mimouni

as Doctor Blanche

Sébastien Pepin

as The receptionist

Marco Oranje

as The contortionist

Arthur Van Den Bosch

as The boss of the stand

Virginie Thévenet

as Misia Sert

Hannah Amar

as Maurice Sachs' fiancée

Baptiste Rossi

as Maurice Sachs' friend

Yoann Denaive

as The radio journalist

Davy Vetler

as The butler

Philippe Eveno

as Momo, the dealer

Crew

Arielle Dombasle

Screenplay

Arielle Dombasle

Director

Jean Cocteau

Writer

Patrick Mimouni

Scenario Writer

Arielle Dombasle

Scenario Writer

Philippe Eveno

Scenario Writer